Two Palestinians were killed this morning by the Israeli occupation forces during an assault on Tulkarm refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, according to medical sources. The Ministry of Health said the two were brought dead to a hospital in Tulkarm and a third was brought with injuries in the limbs and is in stable condition. The two were identified as Samer Salah Shafiee, 22, who was shot in the neck, chest, and belly, and Hamza Jamil Kharyoush, 22, shot in the chest, belly, and left leg. Reports from Tulkarm said a large army force raided the refugee camp and in the process shot and killed the two youths and injured the third before leaving the area. With the latest killings, the Israeli army shot and killed 108 Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, inside Israel, and in the Gaza Strip since the start of the year, including 20 minors and two women. Two others have died in prison, including Khader Adnan who died after going on hunger strike for 86 days.
Source: Palestine News & Information Agency (WAFA)