Two Palestinians tried to break into the Salem checkpoint in the Jenin area on Saturday overnight and were killed by IDF soldiers, according to Israeli media.
According to reports, IDF forces raided several checkpoints throughout the West Bank to arrest those wanted for security questioning. Among the centers are Kfar Kadum, Azun, Hable, Surif, and Dura in the south of the Hebron mountain.
The military released a photo of two automatic rifles that it said were used by several gunmen to shoot at the soldiers, at an outpost near the flashpoint Palestinian city of Jenin.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said security officials confirmed two deaths and the health ministry said two other men were wounded.
Violence on the rise
There was no other immediate comment from Palestinian officials in the West Bank, where violence has been on the rise as Israel presses its war against Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.
Also early on Saturday, the IDF carried out airstrikes in the Khan Yunis and Rafah areas in the Gaza Strip.