UPDATE - 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Jenin

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By Qais Abu Samra

JENIN, Palestine (AA) - Two Palestinian were killed and five others injured by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to Palestinian sources.

"The result of the Israeli aggression on Jenin this morning is a martyr (Saeb Essam Mahmoud Azriqi, 24), and five injuries, including a serious injury,” the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement.

The official Voice of Palestine radio said in an earlier statement that "young man, Ezzedin Salahat (26), was shot dead by the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee camp."

On Thursday, eyewitnesses told Anadolu that an Israeli soldier stormed the Jenin refugee camp, which led to clashes between dozens of Palestinians and the Israeli army.

The witnesses noted that clashes broke out between dozens of Palestinians and Israeli forces who used live and metal ammunition and tear gas canisters.

Tensions have been running high across the West Bank in recent weeks amid repeated Israeli raids to detain what they say "wanted Palestinians" or to demolish Palestinian homes. The raids have sparked clashes with Palestinians, causing several fatalities.

*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat