Kuwait- Israeli troops shoot to death 2 Palestinians

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RAMALLAH Feb 14 (KUNA) -- Israeli troops on Sunday shot dead two Palestinians in Al-Arqa village near Jenin in north of the West Bank a Palestinian official said.The pair both aged 15 were shot near the separation wall said Khaled Yahia a member of the local administrative council told KUNA adding that the two were fired upon when they approached the separation fence.The incident coincided with an Israeli siege imposed on the village.New fatalities have brought number of Palestinian deaths in the occupied territories to 177 since early October. (end) nq.rk