2 Palestinians killed in Israeli-Palestinian clashes in West Bank
China News Service, April 1 (Archyde.com) – Two Palestinians were killed in a raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank by Israeli forces on March 31, local time.
According to reports, the Israeli military said that the Israeli army and border police entered the Jenin refugee camp that day and exchanged fire with Palestinians in the refugee camp. In the exchange of fire, an Israeli soldier was slightly wounded.
The Israeli army said the purpose of the operation was to arrest the suspects involved in the previous bus attack. It also said an Israeli was stabbed by a Palestinian during the attack.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said two Palestinians, aged 17 and 23, were killed in an Israeli raid on the refugee camp.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement that “the continued attacks, the daily killing of our people and the daily crimes committed by the (Israeli) settlers will lead to a further escalation of the situation in the region”.