NABLUS, Two Palestinians were shot dead today by the Israeli occupation forces during clashes with the Israeli occupation army in the villages of Salem and Asira al-Qibliya in the occupied West Bank province of Nablus.
In the village of Salem, soldiers opened fire at dozens of protesters demonstrating against the Israeli aggression on Gaza, killing 22-year-old Malek Hamdan with a live bullet in the chest.
In the village of Asira al-Qibliya, soldiers opened fire at Palestinian protesters killing 20year-old Husam Asayra, also with a live shot in the chest.
The latest figures raise the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli troops across the occupied West Bank since early today morning to 10. The massive protests across the West Bank broke out in response to the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza and Jerusalem.
Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency