2 Palestinians shot dead near Ramallah after alleged attacks
Dec. 4, 2015 2:07 P.M. (Updated: Dec. 4, 2015 7:28 P.M.)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians were shot dead near Ramallah on Friday after separate alleged attacks targeting Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s army and Palestinian officials said.
A Palestinian was shot and killed near the illegal Ofra settlement north of Ramallah after ramming his car into a group of Israeli soldiers, according to the Israeli army.
The army confirmed that two soldiers were injured in the incident. Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said that paramedics treated two Israelis around 20 years of age who sustained minor injuries.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the Palestinian as Anas Bassam Hammad .
An hour earlier, a Palestinian man was shot and killed after stabbing an Israeli soldier near the Ramallah-area village of Abud, Palestinian officials said.
The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health confirmed that a Palestinian man had been shot dead by Israeli military forces near the village, which is located adjacent to the illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish.
The man was identified as Abed al-Rahman al-Barghouthi , 27. He died from gunshot wounds to the neck and arm, the ministry added.