BREAKING: Two Palestinians killed in Salfit governorate

Two Palestinian men were shot and killed in the villages of Iskaka and Marda, in the Salfit governorate, Wafa news agency reported.

Wafa identified the men as Awad Ahmed Harb, 23, and Sharif Khaled Suleiman, 38.

Ammar Harb, an activist from Iskaka, near the city of Salfit, told Middle East Eye that the village had been violently attacked by Israeli settlers and that Palestinians went out to confront them.

According to Harb, settlers fired live bullets at the demonstrators, seriously wounding a 26-year-old man, identified as Awad Munir, in the chest. A number of other people were also wounded by live ammunition. 

“This area is always being exposed to settler attacks, but this has been one of the most violent ones we’ve witnessed,” said Harb. 

He added that despite the presence of Israeli police, settlers were not stopped from carrying out attacks. The Palestinian Red Crescent in Nablus is also calling on health and medical centres to the south to open their doors, in order to allow ambulances in and treat those who have sustained injuries as a result of israeli forces shooting at crowds. 

The Palestinian Red Crescent has previously raised concerns over Israeli forces obstructing their way, closing roads and, in some cases, attacking medical staff who are treating wounded individuals on the scene.

These two deaths bring the total number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank today to four.