Israeli forces allegedly kill 2 Palestinian children in West Bank
Two Palestinian children were allegedly gunned down by Israeli soldiers operating in the militant stronghold of Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to Palestinian health officials.
The Palestinian Authority, the Fatah-led governing body that oversees parts of the West Bank, identified the two victims as an 8-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy who it said "were killed by occupation bullets in Jenin."
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The Palestine Red Crescent Society confirmed that its crews had transported the younger child from Jenin's al-Basateen neighborhood before he was pronounced dead.
Surveillance footage reviewed by ABC News purportedly shows the moment both boys were shot, but the perpetrators were out of sight.
ABC News has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment.
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The alleged incidents occurred as the Israeli military carried out hourslong raids on the Jenin refugee camp.
Deadly violence has surged in the West Bank since Hamas, the rival Palestinian faction that governs the Gaza Strip, carried out an unprecedented attack on neighboring Israel on Oct. 7, prompting Israeli forces to retaliate.
-ABC News' Nasser Atta and Morgan Winsor