Occupied Jerusalem, July 20 (SANA)Two Palestinians were killed and three others wounded afterIsraeli forcesand settlers attacked the town of Deir Jarir, east ofRamallah, thePalestinian Health Ministrysaid, as Israeli troops carried out fresh arrest raids across the West Bank.

The Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing the Health Ministry, said the two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire during a settler attack on the town overnight.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces also opened fire on an ambulance transporting one of the wounded to hospital.

Settler attacks have intensified in towns and villages across the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, involving shootings, physical assaults, arson attacks and damage to agricultural land under the protection of Israeli forces, according to Palestinian authorities.

Separately, Israeli forces raided the city of Qalqilya, where military vehicles entered through the eastern entrance, searched several homes in the al-Naqqar neighborhood and arrested five Palestinians.

Israeli troops also conducted raids in Bethlehem, Beit Jala and the towns of Doha, al-Ubeidiya, Za’atara, Dar Salah and al-Khader, as well as several neighborhoods, villages and refugee camps across the governorate. No arrests were reported in those operations.

Israel has continued attacks across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, alongside frequent raids and settler attacks that Palestinian officials say have resulted in killings, arrests, displacement and widespread damage to property.