Israeli forces shot two Palestinian children, on Sunday, near the village of Jaba’, southwest of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, coinciding with a settler incursion in the nearby town of Silat Ad-Dhahr.

Media sources said that on Sunday morning, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian citizens, shooting two children, near the village of Jaba’, southwest of Jenin.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance crews transported two wounded Palestinian children to the hospital after occupation forces shot them with live ammunition.

The PRCS added that a 15-year-old child was shot with live ammunition and another child (13) was shot with live bullet fragments in the leg coinciding with the army incursion.

Earlier, occupation forces secured the invasion of illegal colonizers into the nearby town of Silat Ad-Dhahr, southwest of Jenin.

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers stormed the town of Al-Yamoun, northwest of Jenin, on Sunday evening, sparking protests among local Palestinians.

Media sources said that occupation forces invaded Al-Yamoun town and opened fire with live rounds at those who resisted the incursion; no injuries or arrests were reported.

In related news, at least four Palestinians were injured and one abducted, on Saturday, during separate attacks carried out by illegal Israeli colonizers, under the protection of the occupation forces.