RAMALLAH, Palestine/ISTANBUL 

Two Palestinians were killed in separate attacks late Monday in the occupied West Bank.

At least four others were wounded and three detained, according to Palestinian sources.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the General Authority of Civil Affairs, which coordinates with Israeli authorities, informed it of the death of 27-year-old Mohammad Samer Suleiman al-Jamal, who was shot by Israeli forces at the northern entrance to Hebron.

The Israeli military claimed in a statement that al-Jamal had hurled a brick at troops during an “operational activity” in Hebron, prompting them to open fire under the pretext of removing a threat. No injuries were reported among the soldiers.

Earlier, 31-year-old Odeh Mohammad Khalil al-Hathalin was killed when illegal Israeli settlers opened fire during an attack on the Palestinian village of Umm al-Kheir in the West Bank.

According to Palestine TV, Al-Hathalin -- a teacher and father of three -- was shot while trying to defend the village alongside residents during an Israeli bulldozing operation on village land. Another Palestinian was wounded when a settler struck him with a hammer, the outlet reported.

Elsewhere in the central West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that illegal armed settlers attacked the Manatir and Kisara areas east of the town of Kafr Malik as well as nearby chicken farms. Unarmed villagers confronted the settlers, who opened fire and wounded one man in the hand.

Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, at least 1,009 Palestinians have been killed and more than 7,000 injured in the West Bank by Israeli forces and illegal settlers, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

In a landmark opinion last July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal, demanding the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.