Days after Israeli raid kills 11 Palestinians, two Israeli settlers shot in West Bank.

February 26, 2023



(CNN) βΈ» The two Israeli settlers killed in Huwara, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Sunday were named as Hillel Menachem Yaniv, 21, and Yagel Yaakov Yaniv, 19. They were from the settlement of Har Bracha. Video from the scene showed that their car had crossed a central reservation and hit a car going the other direction, suggesting they were shot while driving. The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that a "terrorist arrived to the Einbus junction and opened fire towards an Israeli vehicle." The two Israeli men were taken to a hospital after the attack, but they later died. The IDF added that it was pursuing the attacker. A local settler leader said he was present when the two were shot, and that Israel needed to "go to war against those who wish us harm." The group said that the occupation will taste twice the pain. Israel and the Palestinian Authority are in five-party talks in Jordan to discuss ways to calm security tensions ahead of the month of Ramadan. The Israeli delegation includes National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi; the head of the Shin Bet Ronan Bar; the coordinator of government operations in the territories Major General Rasan Elian, and the director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ronan Levy. The high-level Palestinian delegation will stress the need to stop all Israeli unilateral actions and abide by the signed agreements. Hamas, the Palestinian militant movement that governs Gaza, condemned the Palestinian Authority's participation, calling it a "fruitless move." Lion's Den and the Palestinian National Initiative, an independent political party, also urged the PA not to participate.

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