<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in a pre-dawn raid in the West Bank Sunday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the army confirmed it carried out "counter-terrorism" activity in the occupied territory.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Two Palestinians were killed by live Israeli bullets to the head" in the town of Tulkarem, the ministry said, while the army confirmed a soldier had been "moderately injured by gunshot fragments" during clashes in Nur Shams refugee camp near the town.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Palestinian health ministry identified the two killed as Osaid Abu Ali, 22, and Abd al-Rahman Abu Daghash, 32.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Troops dismantled an "operational command centre" inside a building in the camp and also uncovered a large number of explosive devices, the army said in a statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"During the activity, suspects opened fire and hurled explosive devices at the forces who responded with live fire," the army said. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>