Two Palestinians died in a shooting carried out by Israeli forces in the West Bank, the Israeli military confirmed.

Raed Hamdan, 21, and Zaid Nouri, 20, died after being shot last night (March 19) by Israeli troops near the Joseph Tomb’s religious site close of the city of Nablus.

Israeli forces prevented emergency services from reaching the site, and fired on an ambulance, local media reported.

The Israeli army said in a statement that explosives were hurled from a vehicle as Jewish worshippers visited the site late on Tuesday and "troops responded with live fire towards the vehicle”.

Violent clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces after the deadly shooting.

Footage shows barricades set on fire across a road by Palestinian protesters early this morning (March 20).

A crowd of Palestinian protesters can be seen running away from the scene as Israeli forces’ vehicles advance.

Raed Hamdan, 21, and Zaid Nouri, 20, died after being shot late by Israeli troops near the Joseph Tomb's religious site close to the Palestinian city of Nablus, it said.

Israeli forces prevented emergency services from reaching the site, and fired on an ambulance. The Israeli army said in a statement explosives were hurled from a vehicle as Jewish worshippers visited the site late on Tuesday and "troops responded with live fire towards the vehicle".

Where violent clashes broke out between dozens of young men and Israeli occupation forces in the early hours of the morning at 04:30 am , after the killing of two Palestinians, the Israeli army opened fire and liquefied gas and sound bombs on the demonstrators

The bodies of Hamdan and Nouri were detained by Israeli forces overnight before they were handed over to the Palestinian Authority coordination body in the morning.

Joseph's Tomb has long been a source of tension in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. According to Palestinian security sources, more than 1,000 Jewish settlers were bused to the site, under heavy Israeli army protection.