Israeli forces kill two Palestinians who appeared to be surrendering

STORY: :: This video contains graphic content:: Palestine TVIsraeli forces shot two Palestinian men on Thursday who appeared to be surrendering and unarmed during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.This video contains graphic images of the shooting. :: Jenin, West Bank:: November 27, 2025Palestine TV news footage showed the men exiting a building surrounded by armed Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, lifting their shirts and lying on the ground in an apparent surrender.The forces then appeared to direct the men back inside the building before opening fire at close range.:: ReutersThis is Reuters video of the incident.A Reuters journalist in the vicinity saw the men leave the building, appearing to surrender, and later, after hearing shots fired, saw Israeli forces standing near what appeared to be a lifeless body.The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that the two men were killed in the shooting, identifying them as 26-year-old Montasir Abdullah and 37-year-old Yusuf Asasa.The Israeli military and Israel Police issued a joint statement announcing that they had opened an investigation after forces opened fire towards suspects who had exited a building.The statement did not give any reason for why the forces opened fire, nor say that the two men had lain on the ground before they were directed back inside the building and shot.The statement said the two men who were shot were wanted individuals who were affiliated with a, quote, "terror network in the area of Jenin."It did not specify what the two men were accused of nor disclose any evidence of their alleged link with a terror network.The Jenin raid marks the latest assault in a months-long Israeli campaign across northern West Bank cities.

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