West Bank: Israel kills 5 Palestinians including 2 children

Israeli soldiers and settlers on Wednesday killed 5 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 2 children. 

Local sources said Israeli soldiers targeted two children at the entrance to Shaqba village in western Ramallah. Qais Shalash (17 years old) and Khalil Muhammad Khalil (15 years old) were killed with live ammunition. 

The Ministry of Health said Israeli settlers opened fire at Muhammad Fawaqa (21 years old) near the town of Dora Al Qare’ in northern Ramallah. 

The ministry added that Ibrahim Al haj Ali (24 years old) also succumbed to critical wounds he sustained by Israeli soldiers’ fire in the village of Jamma’in in southern Nablus. 

Also, Bara’a Dweikat (26 years old) was killed by an Israeli explosive device near Awarta Israeli checkpoint in eastern Nablus.