2 Palestinian kids killed by Israeli jeep

Two Palestinian children have been killed in a collision between an Israeli army jeep and a tractor.

In the incident, an Israeli army jeep hit the trailer of a tractor in the Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank.

The children, aged four and five, were on the tractor with two other Palestinians who were seriously injured, AFP reported on Wednesday.

Two Israeli soldiers in the jeep were slightly injured.

An Israeli army spokesman said two girls were “killed in a road accident” without giving further details.