Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians said to have attacked a checkpoint

28/4/2024 12:17

        Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian gunmen who opened fire at them from a vehicle in the occupied West Bank.
        
        The military released a photo of two automatic rifles that it said were used by several gunmen to shoot at the soldiers, at an outpost near the flashpoint Palestinian city of Jenin.
        
        The Jenin Brigade, an umbrella group that includes armed factions such as Islamic Jihad and Hamas, said the two gunmen were its members.
        
        There was no other immediate comment from Palestinian officials in the West Bank, where violence has been on the rise as Israel presses its war against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.
        
        Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after Hamas led an attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7 in which Israel said 1,200 people were killed and 253 taken hostage. According to the Gaza health ministry, more than 34,000 Palestinians have since been killed, and most of the population displaced.
        
        Violence in the West Bank, which had already been on the rise before the war, has since flared with stepped-up Israeli raids and Palestinian street attacks.