(VOVworld) - Two Palestinians have been reported killed on Thursday in the latest violence in the occupied West Bank.

The 51-year-old man was shot dead at Tapuah junction (Photo: AFP)

The Palestinian health ministry said a Palestinian was killed after being shot in clashes with Israeli forces near the settlement of Gush Etzion, near Bethlehem city in the South of the West Bank. Israeli police, meanwhile, said a Palestinian was shot dead when he tried to stab an Israeli police officer near Nablus. The Israeli Defense Force said a Palestinian woman tried to attack an Israeli officer with knife at a crossroad near Einav settlement in the North of the West Bank, but was shot dead by the officer.