Two 15-year-old Palestinian teenagers were shot dead by Israeli forces on Sunday in the northern West Bank after allegedly shooting at soldiers, medical sources said.
The Israelis opened fire on the pair near the town of al-Araqah in the Jenin Governorate in the northern area of West Bank
The Israeli spokesperson added that no Israeli soldier was injured.
A Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson said that her organization was informed that two Palestinians were injured, but that Israeli forces prevented them from reaching the scene to provide them with medical treatment.
She added that the Palestinian Ministry of Health later contacted the Palestinian Red Crescent to inform them that two Palestinians had been killed.
The Ministry of Health identified the deceased Palestinians as Nihad Raed Muhammad Waqed and Fuad Marwan Khalid Waqed, both 15-year-olds from al-Araqa.
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