Palestinian news agency reports that Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in an early morning raid on Friday near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas.

The report said one man was killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire on his vehicle in Tubas, revealing that another Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli gunfire when troops raided Al-Fara refugee camp.

The area around Tubas in the northern West Bank is a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups and the frequent target of Israeli military incursions.

The West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, had seen a surge in violence since early last year, particularly since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza on October 7.

According to official Palestinian sources, at least 461 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers across the West Bank since October 7.

Reports have it that the war in the Gaza Strip erupted after Hamas's unprecedented attack on southern Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,170 people, mostly civilians.