An Israeli officer and two Palestinian militants were killed during an automatic clash between militants and Israeli forces near the village of Al-Jalama in the northern West Bank, an Al-Hurra correspondent reported Wednesday.
An Israeli army spokesman reported the death of an officer during the clash.
He said that after the discovery of the two suspected Palestinians, he said, when the military arrived at the scene to arrest them, the two Palestinians started shooting at the members of the forces, who responded in kind, leading to their killing.
Meanwhile, the official broadcaster said that a meeting was held between Israeli security officials, who did not disclose their names, with the head of the General Directorate of Civil Affairs, Hussein al-Sheikh, and the head of General Intelligence, Majed Faraj, to agree with the Palestinian security forces on the resumption of their activities. in the north of the West Bank.
The meeting ended without reaching a breakthrough, but the parties agreed to continue dialogue and coordination among themselves.
Israeli security services fear the possibility of an aggravation during the upcoming Jewish holidays due to provocations by Jewish extremists in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa mosque, including the establishment of prohibited religious rites.
At the conclusion of a consultation meeting held on Tuesday led by Acting Prime Minister Yair Lapid, orders were issued to expel a number of Jewish extremist activists from the Temple Mount area.
