Nablus: Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank - BBC News

Israel says they were wanted gunmen who fired on their forces before they could be detained.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, People check damage in a house where two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid in Nablus on FridayBy Tom BatemanBBC News, JerusalemTwo Palestinian militants have been shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank, as tensions surge in the region.

On Friday morning locals reported hearing heavy gunfire as Israeli troops surrounded a house in Nablus.

The men killed have been named locally as Khayri Shahin, 34, and Hamze Maqbool, 32.

Israel said they were wanted gunmen who fired on their forces before they could be detained.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas described the men as "heroes of the resistance" and accused Israel of terrorism.