The Palestinian news agency "Wafa" reported that "Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in separate incidents in the West Bank today, Thursday, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed there in the last 24 hours to nine." The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that a young Palestinian named Mohammad Nashet Salehiya (19 years old) was killed this morning Thursday by Israeli forces in the city of Al-Bireh near Ramallah. Wafa stated that he was injured during clashes with Israeli forces. To the south of Bethlehem, a 63-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli soldiers near the Eli'azer settlement. The Israeli army stated that soldiers fired at a "Palestinian who raised their suspicions at the Eli'azer junction."