JENIN, Saturday, January 14, 2023 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation soldiers this morning opened fire and killed two Palestinians at the entrance to the town of Jaba, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

It identified them as Izz Eddin Basem Hamamreh, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khalilieh, 23, both from Jaba.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that the soldiers opened fire at a car near the Jaba intersection and then pursued it until nearby Fandakoumieh village where the soldiers continued to open fire at the car killing its two passengers, Hamamreh and Khalilieh.

Soldiers had earlier set up a checkpoint at the Jaba intersection, leading to clashes with local residents. The soldiers opened fire at the residents hitting one in the leg.

With the killing of the two in Jaba, a total of 11 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army gunfire since the start of the year, including three minors.

Last year, Israeli soldiers killed 224 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including 59 in the Jenin governorate alone.

M.K.