Palestinians say 2 killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that two Palestinians were killed in separate encounters with Israeli security forces in the West Bank. Tensions are rising sharply in what has been the deadliest year in the occupied territory since 2006. A 15-year-old Palestinian died early Wednesday following an Israeli raid into the northern city of Nablus, as the army accompanied right-wing Israeli lawmakers to a flash point shrine. Meanwhile, Israeli security forces fatally shot a 29-year-old Palestinian man west of the city of Jenin, Palestinian health officials said. Palestinian attackers have killed at least 24 people in Israel this year. Intensified fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem has also killed some 130 Palestinians this year.