Palestinians inspect a bullet-riddled car in which two men were killed by Israeli troops during a military raid in Jaba near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin today (January 14).

The victims were identified as Izz Eddin Basem Hamamreh, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khalilieh, 23, both from Jaba.

According to Israeli forces, soldiers opened fire when gunmen shot at them from a passing vehicle. An M-16 rifle was confiscated.

The Times of Israel has reported that the two victims were "members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad".

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Jenin- 14 January 2023. Palestinians inspect a bullet-riddled car in which two youth were reportedly killed by Israeli troops in Jaba near the West Bank town of Jenin.

STORYLINE:

Israeli soldiers this morning opened fire and killed two Palestinians at the entrance to the town of Jaba, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

It identified them as Izz Eddin Basem Hamamreh, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khalilieh, 23, both from Jaba.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that the soldiers opened fire at a car near the Jaba intersection and then pursued it until nearby Fandakoumieh village where the soldiers continued to open fire at the car killing its two passengers, Hamamreh and Khalilieh.

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