2 Palestinians shot dead by Israelis in occupied West Bank

JERUSALEM: Two Palestinians, one a teenager, were killed in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, hours after police apprehended two Palestinian men suspected of killing three Israelis last week.

It was the latest episode of violence during weeks of Palestinian attacks in Israel, and Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank that have left at least 18 Israelis and more than 30 Palestinians dead.

The Palestinian man died after he was shot by Israeli troops trying to cross Israel's separation barrier near a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said soldiers spotted a suspect" attempting to sneak across the barrier near the West Bank city of Tulkarem and fired at him.

It said the man was evacuated to receive medical treatment, but declined commenting on the man's condition. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed his death.

The Israeli military also said an Israeli civilian shot a Palestinian armed with a knife who entered a West Bank settlement south of Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said 17-yearold Mutassim Atallah was killed in the Tekoa settlement. Searches were under way for a second Palestinian, the army said.