Two Palestinian gunmen, Israeli army officer killed in West Bank clash
RAMALLAH, West Financial institution (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot lifeless two Palestinian gunmen on Wednesday in a conflict close to the boundary with the occupied West Financial institution through which a military officer was additionally killed, a army spokesman stated.
The West Financial institution, amongst territories the place Palestinians search statehood, has seen a surge of violence in latest months as Israel has intensified raids following a spate of deadly Palestinian road assaults in its cities.
Earlier than daybreak on Wednesday, the army spokesman stated, troops intercepted two males noticed approaching an Israeli barrier alongside the West Financial institution boundary close to Jenin, a Palestinian city that has seen near-nightly friction between the perimeters.
The lads opened fireplace, killing a military officer, and have been shot lifeless by the opposite troops, the army stated.
The Jenin Brigade, a coalition of armed Palestinian factions, claimed the 2 lifeless gunmen as its members and confirmed they’d killed an Israeli military officer.
U.S.-sponsored Palestinian statehood talks with Israel stalled in 2014. Since then, the Palestinian Authority (PA, created underneath interim peace accords to wield restricted self-government within the West Financial institution, has seen its home credibility wane.
Israel has referred to as on the PA to crack down on hotspots like Jenin. PA officers accuse Israel of getting weakened their rule.
(Writing by Dan Williams and Ali Sawafta; Enhancing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
