IDF commandos killed two Palestinian gunmen during a raid near the West Bank city of Tulkarem a short while ago, a military source says.
Troops of the Duvdevan Commando Unit surrounded a building in the Tulkarem suburb of Danaba where the gunmen were holed up.
The Palestinians opened fire at the commandos, who returned fire, killing the pair. M16 rifles were recovered from their bodies, the IDF source says.
No soldiers are hurt in the incident.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry names the pair as Rami Abbas and Nour Zait. The ministry says it was informed of their deaths from the PA’s General Authority of Civil Affairs, indicating that their bodies are being held by Israeli authorities.
The PA health ministry also says a 16-year-old girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed by Israeli fire in Kafr Dan, near Jenin, earlier today.
The IDF has not yet commented.
Israeli troops have been operating in Kafr Dan for days, demolishing a house in the town earlier today.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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