Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces on Wednesday night (April 13) in the West Bank city of Silwad.

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Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians on Wednesday evening in separate incidents, as Israeli troops ramp up operations across the West Bank.

The first victim, a young teenage boy, was killed in Husan village near Bethlehem. He was identified as Qusai Hamamra, 14, and his body was withheld by Israeli forces after his death, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Northeast of Ramallah, Israeli forces fatally shot Omar Elayian, 20, in the chest, as Israeli forces raided the town of Silwad and other parts of the city, the ministry said.

Israeli forces arrested three young men, including former prisoners Khaldoun al-Barghouti and Moaz Hamed in Ramallah, hours after they launched an early morning raid on a house in Silwad, demanding that another young man surrender.

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