Ramallah, Dec 8 (Petra) – Two young Palestinians were killed when Israeli troops fired shots on their vehicle east of Qalkilya in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs said on Monday.

It said 21-year-old Bara' Kablan succumbed to his wounds after Israeli soldiers stationed at the entrance to Azoun village on the Qalkilya-Nablus road opened fire on the vehicle. The occupation army seized his body, it added.

19-year-old Momen Abu Riyash, a resident of Qalkilya who was with Kablan in the car, died instantly in the shooting, said the civil affairs authority.

//Petra//SS