At least three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says.
Two Palestinians were shot on Monday during confrontations with the Israeli military in the town of Dura near Hebron in the southern West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported.
Mohammed Hasan Abu Sabaa, 22, died after he was shot in the heart by Israeli forces, the ministry said.
Ahed Mahmoud Mohammed, 23, died after she was shot in the head, the director of Dura Governmental Hospital told Wafa.
Ten other people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds, the Health Ministry said.
The Israeli military said its forces opened fire at a group of about 100 Palestinians taking part in a protest during which bricks and firebombs were thrown at soldiers.
The military said the man who was shot had thrown a firebomb, but it did not provide evidence for the allegation.
In a separate incident, Fares Khalifa, 37, was fatally shot by Israeli forces near Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, according to the Health Ministry.
Since the war in the besieged Gaza Strip began on October 7, the West Bank has experienced surging violence and attacks by Israeli forces not seen since the second Intifada from 2000 to 2005.
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