Palestinian officials say that Israeli forces killed two people, one of them an 80-year-old woman, and injured several others during a raid near the West Bank city of Nablus.
Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army said it was looking into the reported deaths.
The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah says Halima Abu Leil, 80, was fatally shot in the chest and leg during a raid in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus.
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed her death after transporting her to the hospital.
Later, the ministry announces the death of a second Palestinian, a 25-year-old man.
At least four others were injured during the raid, including two young men aged 21 and 22, a 65-year-old man who suffered gunshot wounds, and another individual injured by bullet shrapnel.
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