The Israeli military said its troops killed two Palestinians during a clash Thursday in the occupied West Bank.
An Israel Defense Forces statement said the exchange of gunfire happened after soldiers pursued a car, following reports of shots being fired at an Israeli vehicle near the town of Tulkarm in the northern part of the West Bank.
The Israeli military said an M-16 rifle and ammunition magazines were found in the car.
The Palestinian health ministry said the men killed were 23 and 27 years old.
Thursday’s clash was the latest in a surge of violence in the West Bank.
Some information for this report came from Agence France-Presse and Reuters.