Tehran: The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that two teenagers were killed in the southern West Bank: The incident occurred in the town of Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, where the teenagers were reportedly shot by Israeli soldiers.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the victims have been identified as Ahmad Asaad Ashira Al-Salah, 15, and Mohammad Khaled Alian Issa, 17. They were killed by direct fire from Israeli soldiers. The situation escalated as Palestinian medical and rescue forces were reportedly prevented from reaching the teenagers for several hours.

Further complicating the matter, the Zionist military seized the bodies of the teenagers and transferred them to an unknown location. The military justified the shooting by stating that the teenagers had thrown a Molotov cocktail at a military vehicle, as per the Zionist regime’s account.