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Israel army kills two Palestinians in West Bank town of Tammun

Israel army kills two Palestinians in West Bank town of Tammun
MENA
2 min read
25 September, 2025
Mohammed Suleiman, 29, and Alaa Joudat, 20, were shot dead by Israeli troops in the town of Tammun in the northern West Bank
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Tammun, West Bank, identified as Mohammed Suleiman and Alaa Joudat. [Getty]

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Tammun on Thursday, the Israeli military announced.

The Palestinian health ministry in the territory said it had been notified of the men's deaths and identified them as Mohammed Suleiman, 29, and Alaa Joudat, 20.

It said Israeli forces still had Suleiman and Joudat's bodies.

Tammun mayor Sameer Bisharat told AFP news agency the two men were relatives, and were killed in a greenhouse in the east of the village after Israeli forces entered at around 1:00 am (2200 GMT Wednesday).

Tammun lies in a rural district of the northern West Bank where greenhouses are common.

Special forces from the border police, the army and the Shin Bet security agency took part in the Israeli attack.

Israel claimed the two Palestinians were planning to carry out "shooting and explosive attacks" from the village, and were affiliated to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group.

In a statement they Israeli military claimed that it had "eliminated a terrorist cell that was planning to carry out an imminent terrorist attack", the military said in a statement.

It added that Israeli forces shot and killed the two men after encircling the building in which they had sought refuge.

Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.

In January, an Israeli drone strike killed two children and a 23-year-old relative in Tammun, AFP reported at the time. The army said it struck a "terrorist cell".

Israeli attacks in the West Bank have intensified since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023.

Since then, Israeli troops and settlers have killed at least 983 Palestinians in the West Bank, according to health ministry figures. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have also been detained arbitrarily.