(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Nablus March 02 (QNA) - Israeli forces shot and killed two more Palestinians over an alleged stabbing attack north of the occupied West Bank early Wednesday.
Local media reported that the two were killed after they lightly wounded an Israeli settler in the settlement of Eli located south of the city of Nablus.In a statement the Israeli army claimed that the Palestinians attacked a man outside his home adding that the regime "forces arrived ... (and) shot the attackers resulting in their death".
A settler was reportedly wounded in the incident as well.The incident came a day after Israeli forces raided the Palestinian refugee camp of Qalandiya in the occupied West Bank killing a Palestinian youth and injuring a dozen others.
More than 190 Palestinians including children and women have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces since the beginning of last October.The occupied Palestinian territories have been the scene of heightened tensions. The latest wave of tensions was triggered by Israel’s imposition in August 2015 of restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.
Meanwhile rights groups Addameer and Adalah said Tuesday that Israel is continuing to withhold the bodies of nine Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces after allegedly carrying out attacks.The groups described the move as "a severe violation of international humanitarian law". (QNA)