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Two Israelis killed in West Bank | Two Israelis killed in West Bank |
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Two Israeli settlers have been shot dead in the West Bank, Israeli officials have said. | |
The two men - both in their 20s - were shot while walking in the hills near the town of Hebron, which is divided between Israelis and Palestinians. | |
The victims lived in a settlement near Hebron. An Israeli police official said the attackers had not been found. | |
A female friend who was with the two men escaped the attack unharmed, Israeli officials said. | A female friend who was with the two men escaped the attack unharmed, Israeli officials said. |
She said she had managed to hide from the men who had shot her companions, she told emergency officials. | She said she had managed to hide from the men who had shot her companions, she told emergency officials. |
Israeli security forces are combing the area for the attackers. | Israeli security forces are combing the area for the attackers. |
The attack comes as a row over Jewish settlement activity threatens to upset peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. | The attack comes as a row over Jewish settlement activity threatens to upset peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. |
At a Middle East peace conference in the US in November, the two sides agreed to pursue the goal of a Palestinian state by the end of next year. | At a Middle East peace conference in the US in November, the two sides agreed to pursue the goal of a Palestinian state by the end of next year. |
The Israelis want the Palestinians to rein in militants and the Palestinians want the Israelis to freeze settlement construction. |