Israeli forces shoot, kill 2 Palestinians; one was unarmed

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, including an unarmed woman, in confrontations across Israel and the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.

It was the latest in a growing wave of violence that has broken out during the holy month of Ramadan. 

The shootings came as Israeli troops combed the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the surrounding area, home to two of the Palestinians who staged deadly attacks against Israelis in recent weeks.

Ramadan this year converges with major Jewish and Christian holidays.

Protests during Ramadan last year boiled over into an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants.

“We will be at every place at any time as needed to cut off these terror attacks. Israel is going on the offensive,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told his Cabinet.

Four attacks by Palestinians in recent weeks have killed 14 people in one of the deadliest bursts of violence against Israelis in years.

In response, Israel has stepped up its military activity in the West Bank.