UPDATE - 2 Palestinian martyred by Israeli forces in West Bank

UPDATES WTIH DEATH TOLL, ADDS ANOTHER CLASH IN WEST BANK, CHANGES HEADLINE, LEDE

By Qais Abu Samra

JENIN, Palestine (AA) - At least two young Palestinians were martyred on Thursday in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank.

The Palestinian policeman Tariq Badwan was killed by gunfire during clashes erupted in the northern Jenin city, according to official Palestinian TV.

This made the death toll from the Jenin-based clashes rise to two.

Earlier, a medical source in Jenin's Khalil Suleiman Hospital told Anadolu Agency that Yazan Munther Abu Tabikh, 19, arrived at the hospital with bullet wounds and he later succumbed to his wounds.

Local sources said that the martyr was a student at the Military Independence College in the West Bank city of Jericho.

Clashes erupted in Jenin after Israeli forces demolished the home of a Palestinian detainee Ahmed al-Qumbu for the second time.

The Israeli forces used live and rubber bullets to disperse the young people.

Palestinian groups called for a strike Thursday to mourn the killings.

- Dozens of Palestinians hurt in Bethlehem clashes

Meanwhile, the clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli forces also hit Bethlehem, a northern West Bank city.

Dozens of Palestinians were injured, according to eyewitnesses.

Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that clashes erupted in the town of Beit Jala after Israeli forces stormed the town, searched homes and commercial stores, and seized security cameras.

They confiscated a Palestinian vehicle during the operation which is still ongoing, according to witnesses.

They also said the Israeli forces used rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse the Palestinians gathering.

Field medics told Anadolu Agency that they treated dozens of people with rubber bullet wounds and asphyxia after they inhaled the tear gas.

An Israeli wall separates the town from the occupied city of Jerusalem where twelve Israeli soldiers were injured at dawn, after a runover in the city.

*Bassel Ibrahim contributed to this report from Ankara.