Palestinian camp activist Raed Hamdan identified the two as Ahmad Jahajha, a 21-year-old resident of the Qalandiya camp, and Hikmat Hamdan, 29, from the nearby town of el-Bireh.
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Israel’s defense minister said on Tuesday there was still not enough evidence to indict the Jewish suspects who torched a Palestinian home in July, killing an infant and his parents.
A Palestinian man is checked by Israeli soldiers patrolling the streets of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), December 15, 2015.
Two cars were later seen with a large number of bullet holes in the camp.
Since October 1, nearly daily attacks by Palestinians and clashes with Israeli soldiers have killed 119 on the Palestinian side, 17 Israelis, an American and an Eritrean.
Palestinians are angry at growing violence by Israeli settlers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and their attacks on Palestinian properties, saying Israel seeks to change the status quo of the compound.
According to the IDF, a Palestinian motorist attempted to ram Israeli security forces during the sweep.
Israeli police say a Palestinian driver rammed into pedestrians near the western entrance to Jerusalem, wounding nine people before he was killed. Palestinians are frustrated by Israel’s 48-year occupation and with peace talks going nowhere.
Israel says the violence is fanned by a Palestinian campaign of lies and incitement.
Palestinian medical sources said four people went to hospital with gunshot wounds after a clash that erupted during the raid, which the army said was intended “to arrest suspects and confiscate weapons”.
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She also voiced deep concern over reports of excessive use of force by Israeli forces and added that all instances of the use of force resulting in death or injury by law enforcement officers should be the subject of prompt, independent and impartial investigations.
