Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in southern occupied West Bank

The Israeli army killed two Palestinians and wounded two others in the southern occupied West Bank early Monday, the Health Ministry said. A ministry statement said Reda Awad, 15, and Issa Awad, 19, were killed by Israeli fire in the town of Beit Ummar, northwest of Hebron. The official news agency Wafa, citing security sources, said Israeli forces left both victims bleeding for an extended period before withholding their bodies. Two other young men were also wounded by Israeli gunfire and transferred to a hospital, with their condition reported as stable. In a statement, the Israeli army claimed the individuals had thrown Molotov cocktails toward the illegal settlement of Karmi Tzur. READ: Olmert: Israel is running a state-funded campaign of settler […]