ISRAELI FORCES SHOOT, KILL 2 PALESTINIANS

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL » Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, including an unarmed woman, in confrontations across Israel and the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. It was the latest in a growing wave of violence that has broken out during the holy month of Ramadan.

The shootings came as Israeli troops combed the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the surrounding area, home to two of the Palestinians who staged deadly attacks against Israelis in recent weeks. Ramadan this year converges with major Jewish and Christian holidays.

Four attacks by Palestinians in recent weeks have killed 14 people in one of the deadliest bursts of violence against Israelis in years. In response, Israel has stepped up its military activity in the West Bank.

Texas will dismiss murder charge against woman connected to abortion.

The murder charge against a woman in Texas in connection with a “self-induced abortion” will be dismissed, a Texas district attorney announced Sunday.

Gocha Allen Ramirez, the district attorney of Starr County, said in a statement that, after reviewing the case, he will file a motion on Monday to dismiss the indictment against the woman, Lizelle Herrera, 26.

“It is my hope that with the dismissal of this case it is made clear that Herrera did not commit a criminal act under the laws of the state of Texas,” Ramirez said.

Few Mexicans vote on whether president stays or goes.

MEXICO CITY » Fewer than two of every 10 eligible Mexican voters bothered to cast ballots Sunday on whether their popular president should end his six-year term barely midway through or continue to the end, according to the National Electoral Institute’s initial statistical estimate.

Participation in the referendum was estimated to be between 17% and 18% of eligible voters, less than half the participation required for the result to be binding.

Lorenzo Córdova, president of the National Electoral Institute, said the estimate indicated that better than 90% of those who did vote were in favor of Andrés Manuel López Obrador remaining in office.

China makes delivery of missiles to Serbia.

BELGRADE, SERBIA » Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system this past weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten peace in the region.

Media and military experts said six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed at Belgrade’s civilian airport early Saturday, reportedly carrying HQ-22 surfaceto-air missile systems for the Serbian military.

The Chinese cargo planes with military markings were pictured at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport. Serbia’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to AP’S request for comment.