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BREAKING: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians near Tulkarm

TULKARM, Wednesday, October 4, 2023 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Thursday killed two Palestinians youths identified as Huthayfah Fares and Abd al-Rahman Atta after their vehicle was targeted near the village of Shufa, south of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm.

The Ministry of Health said that the General Authority for Civil Affairs confirmed the killing of Atta, 23, and Fares, 27.

WAFA correspondent in Tulkarm said that Atta and Fares were killed during confrontations with the occupation in the village of Shufa.

The two slain Palestinians are from the Tulkarm camp and live in the suburb of Dhanaba, east of the city.

An Israeli special force, supported by large forces from the occupation army, stormed Tulkarm camp and deployed its snipers among in several areas.

Violent confrontations broke out between Palestinian youths and the occupation soldiers, who fired live bullets, stun grenades, and toxic gas towards them.

Medical sources at Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital reported that two people were wounded by occupation bullets, one in the shoulder and the other in the abdomen. Their condition is stable.

Source: WAFA News Agency. 5 Oct 2023