Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians amid West Bank violence

By JOSEPH KRAUSS
Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian during fighting in the occupied West Bank and another near Israel’s separation barrier. The two are among four Palestinians who have been killed in the last two days at a time of heightened Mideast tensions. The Israeli military says forces opened fire in the Deheishe refugee camp early on Thursday, after Palestinians pelted them with rocks and makeshift bombs. The Palestinian Health Ministry says a 29-year-old man was killed. It says a 17-year-old was shot and killed near Israel’s separation barrier in a separate incident. On Wednesday, a Palestinian militant was killed during clashes and a Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli troops who say she approached them with a knife.