TAMMUN: Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Tammun on Thursday, the military said, accusing the men of preparing an attack.
In a joint operation, special forces from the border police, the army and the Shin Bet security agency “eliminated a terrorist cell that was planning to carry out an imminent terrorist attack,” the military said in a statement.
The military said the two Palestinians were suspected of planning to carry out “shooting and explosive attacks” from the village, and were affiliated to Islamic Jihad, a Hamas ally.
It added that Israeli forces shot and killed the two men after encircling the building in which they had sought refuge.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.
