RAMALLAH
Two Palestinians were killed late on Friday during clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank on the background of Israel's ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, eyewitnesses said.
The two new fatalities bring to eight the Palestinian death toll from the clashes that erupted earlier in the day during protests against Israel's unrelenting attacks on Gaza.
Israeli troops used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters at the Hawara checkpoint, eyewitnesses said.
Several protesters reportedly suffered temporary asphyxiation as a result of teargas.
Tension continues to run high throughout the occupied West Bank against the backdrop of Israel's devastating onslaught on the blockaded Gaza Strip, now well into its third week.
At least 869 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed across the strip since Israel's offensive began on July 7.
Over the same period, a total of 38 Israelis – 35 soldiers and three civilians – have been killed by Palestinian resistance fighters.
On Thursday, two Palestinian demonstrators were killed and dozens injured in clashes with Israeli forces near the West Bank town of Qalandia.
By Qais Abu Samra
www.aa.com.tr/en
