Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, days after major offensive

By AREF TUFAHA
Associated Press

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians, including two militants, in the occupied West Bank, days after Israel concluded a major two-day offensive meant to crack down on militants. The Israeli domestic security agency Shin Bet said the two militants killed in a shootout in the city of Nablus were behind a shooting attack earlier this week. Later Friday, Palestinian health officials said a man was fatally shot in the chest by Israeli forces during a demonstration in Umm Safa, a town in the central West Bank. Friday’s deaths are part of a year-long spiral of violence that shows no signs of abating. Israel has been staging raids in the West Bank for 16 months.