Israeli lorry driver kills 2 Palestinians

HEBRON — Two Palestinians were shot dead by an Israeli truck driver after they tried to steal his vehicle in the south Hebron Hills Sunday morning, Israeli police said. Palestinian officials confirmed the two deaths but had no information about the circumstances of the shooting which took place at the Shani junction near Al-Samua, in the southernmost part of the West Bank. Israel police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the incident occurred after the two men tried to attack the truck driver. The two men were named as Anwar Abed Rabbo, 35, and Naim Al-Najjar, 29 from the Yatta area. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the shooting. — AFP