A spokesman for Palestinian security forces, Adnan al-Damiri, said he was aware of the deaths but did not have further details because the shooting took place in an Israeli-run area out of bounds to Palestinian police under interim peace deals.
An official at the Aboul Hassan Hospital in Yatta near the West Bank town of Hebron said two Palestinian men had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, one to the head and the other to the neck.
An Israeli police spokesman said the driver told investigators he opened fire after Palestinians wielding chains and iron bars attempted to steal the truck. He was taken to an Israeli hospital for treatment and police said they were continuing to investigate.
Jewish settlers and other Israelis who travel regularly in the West Bank are licensed to carry guns. (*)
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