According to Israeli security forces and Palestinian sources, they have killed two men wanted by Israel in the West Bank. The two Palestinians were members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Israeli police said on Friday. Palestinian media confirmed this.

According to police, they were to be arrested in the town of Kalkilia in the northwest of the Palestinian Territories. During the operation, police officers and soldiers were shot at. The Israeli security forces fired back. One of the two killed was said to have planned a terrorist attack in the area, the police said in a statement. Both were carrying handguns.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces fired on the men's car, injuring two other people. There was already an operation in the city on Thursday. According to Palestinian sources, a 15-year-old was killed in clashes .

The situation in the West Bank has worsened significantly since the start of the Gaza war following the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023. Since then, at least 530 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military operations, confrontations or attacks in the West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health. Settler violence against Palestinians also increased again during this period.

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