Ramallah, November 9 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank in their latest acts of violence in the occupied territories. The first shooting occurred on Sunday near a junction south of the city of Nablus, with Israeli forces claiming that the victim had rammed a group of Israelis with a car, Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported.

According to Israeli media, three Israelis were injured in the incident, while a fourth was shot and injured in the leg. The Palestinian agency, meanwhile, added that Israeli forces shut two checkpoints south of Nablus following the incident. The checkpoints control one of the main routes that link the northern occupied West Bank to the central and southern districts.

Also on Sunday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian woman after alleging that she carried out a knife attack in the West Bank, Palestinian media reported.