The Ministry of Health announced today, Saturday, the death of two citizens Muhammad Ihsan Yaqin Marqa and Zahdi Nidal Abu Afifa, by the bullets of the Israeli occupation forces north of Hebron last night.

The ministry stated, in a brief statement, that it was informed by the General Authority of Civil Affairs of the death of citizens Marqa and Abu Afifa, and that the occupation had detained their bodies.

Security sources told the official Wafa news agency that the two young men, Marqa and Abu Afifa, were killed near the settlements of "Karmei Tzur" and "Etzion", which were built on citizens' lands north of Hebron, adding that the occupation forces raided their homes at dawn today and conducted field investigations with their families.

With the death of citizens Marqa and Abu Afifa, the death toll in the West Bank since October 7, 2023 has risen to 675 martyrs.