Sharjah 24 – AFP: Israeli forces killed two Palestinians during an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank, officials on the two sides said Sunday.

The army said it carried out operations and used live fire in several locations, including in Nablus, adding it arrested four individuals it claimed they are involved in terrorist activities.

The Palestinian health ministry identified the dead as Muhamad Azizi, 25, who it said was killed by a bullet to the chest, and Abdul Rahman Jamal Suleiman Sobh, 28, who was shot in the head.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported treating 19 wounded in Nablus, including 10 people hit by live fire.

Israel's security forces have launched near-daily operations in the West Bank.

"This Israeli crime will not defeat our people and will not break their will," said Nabil Abu Rudeina, a spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

"The entire region will remain in a cycle of violence until the occupation is ended and a just peace is achieved, he added in a statement to Voice of Palestine radio.