The Palestinian Health Ministry has named two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces near the town of Al-Jib, northwest of Jerusalem, as 23-year-old Zaid Ward Shukri Khalifa and 16-year-old Abdullah Mamoun Hassan Assaf, Al Jazeera reports, citing the Wafa news agency reports.

Three other men shot during the incident are being treated for their wounds at the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, according to Wafa.

Israeli police claimed they shot the five men as they were throwing Molotov cocktails.

“Border Guard fighters noticed 5 terrorists who had ignited Molotov cocktails and intended to throw them at drivers, endangering their lives. They opened fire on them, then arrested them and referred them for medical treatment,” it said in a post on X.