Palestinians say two teens killed by IDF in Jenin; army investigating

Two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Monday evening, Palestinian media reported.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, the two “posed a threat” to forces in the area.

WAFA, the official Palestinian Authority news agency, named the two boys as Mohammad Sari Alawneh and Islam Abdul-Aziz Nouh Majarmeh, both 14.

A 17-year-old was also injured in the incident and rushed to the hospital, Wafa said.

The outlet said that IDF soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians who had attempted to return to their homes in the Jenin camp to retrieve some of their belongings.

Responding to requests for comment on the shooting, the military said it had launched an investigation into the incident.

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According to the IDF, during activity in the camp, soldiers spotted a group of Palestinians in an area that is declared prohibited by a military order.

“The suspects approached the forces and posed a threat to them,” the IDF said.

The soldiers called on the Palestinians to disperse, and after they “did not comply with the forces’ instructions,” the troops began a “suspect arrest procedure,” which included opening fire at the group.

In January, the military launched an offensive against terror operatives in the northern West Bank. The offensive, dubbed “Operation Iron Wall,” began in the Jenin refugee camp, adjacent to the city of Jenin, and later expanded to include refugee camps near the city of Tulkarem in the western West Bank — Tulkarem and Nur Shams.

Residents of the camps have since been displaced and have not been allowed to return.

Last month, Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed that IDF troops will remain deployed to northern West Bank refugee camps at least until the end of the year.

The offensive came during a spike in West Bank violence, following the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught. Since then, troops have arrested some 6,000 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 2,350 affiliated with Hamas.

According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, nearly 1,000 West Bank Palestinians have been killed in that time. The IDF says the vast majority of them were gunmen killed in exchanges of fire, rioters who clashed with troops, or terrorists carrying out attacks.

During the same period, 53 others, including Israeli security personnel, have been killed in terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank. Another eight members of the security forces were killed in clashes with terror operatives in the West Bank.

AFP contributed to this report.