On Friday evening, two Palestinian boys were killed after being wounded by Israeli army bullets earlier today, near the cities of Nablus (north) and Ramallah (centre), bringing the death toll in the West Bank to 83 since October 7.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in a statement, a copy of which was received by Anatolia, “The death of Suhaib Iyad Muhammad Al-Sous (15 years old) as a result of critical wounds sustained by live occupation bullets in the chest, this morning in the town of Beitunia (west of Ramallah).”

In a separate statement, the Ministry announced, "The boy Uday Fawaz Mansour (17 years old) died as a result of critical wounds sustained by live occupation bullets in the town of Huwwara (south of Nablus)."

According to Ministry of Health data, the death toll of Palestinians in the West Bank has risen to 83 since October 7, in addition to 1,400 wounded.

For its part, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced in a statement, that its crews "dealt on Friday with dozens of casualties in confrontations with the Israeli army in various governorates of the West Bank, including 24 with live bullets."

The West Bank is witnessing a wave of tension and field confrontations between Palestinians and the Israeli army, coinciding with the deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip.