Under-cover units of the Israeli army, assassinated on Thursday, two Palestinian residents from Al Yamoun village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, after ambushing them at the Haifa-Jenin road, while they were driving to Jenin.
The Israel Radio reported that the two residents are members of the AL Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement.
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The two were identified as Ahmad Saber Al Abahra, 22, and Mahmoud Jamal Zeidan, 18, both are from Al Yamoun village.
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Army claimed that the two residents attempted to drive around a military barrier, while soldiers were conducting a “routine military operation in the area”. ÂÂ
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Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers, using a Palestinian car, intercepted the vehicle of the two residents and fired at it, the vehicle flipped over into a small cliff; under-covered soldiers stepped out of their vehicle and fired at the car after it flipped over.
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A medical source at Jenin governmental hospital reported that the two residents were hit by a large number of bullets.
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Palestinian chief negotiator, and Cabinet Minister, Dr. Saeb Erekat, condemned the assassination and considered it a serious Israeli escalation, and warned that such attacks could cause a collapse to the cessation of fire between the two sides.
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Erekat added that he hopes that the Israeli elections campaign “will not be marked by the Palestinian blood”. ÂÂ
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The Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement vowed retaliation.ÂÂ
