3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in N. West Bank

Three Palestinian men were killed by the Israeli forces on Tuesday in the west of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.



The General Authority of Civil Affairs informed the ministry of the killing of three men by Israeli gunfire in the village of Kafr Qud, west of Jenin, the ministry said in a brief statement.



The Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported that the Israeli forces stormed the village with military reinforcements, besieged a site, and fired live bullets. The bodies of the three young men were detained.



Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday that two of the killed men were its members and the three men were killed after an armed clash with the Israeli forces in the village of Kafr Qud.



The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Tuesday that during an operational activity in the area of Kafr Qud, Israeli forces conducted a "counterterrorism operation."