DHAKA: Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank as they continued a search for three missing Israeli teens.

Palestinian medical and security officials said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.

In Ramallah, 30-year-old Mohammed Tarifi was shot dead during early morning clashes with Israeli troops near the city centre in which five other Palestinians were wounded, medics told media.

In Ein Beit al-Mai refugee camp in western Nablus, 27-year-old Ahmed Fahnawi was shot and killed on his way to a mosque for morning prayers as clashes were taking place, security officials told media.

Family members said he was mentally unsound.

BDST: 1353 HRS, JUNE 22, 2014