Israeli forces killed on Tuesday at least seven Palestinians, including a doctor during a raid in the occupied West Bank, according to local authorities.
The military said its forces struck militants during the operation, which took place in the Jenin refugee camp adjacent to the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least seven Palestinians were killed and another nine wounded. Their identities were not immediately known.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said its fighters battled the Israeli forces.
However, according to Wissam Abu Baker, the director of Jenin Governmental Hospital, the medical center's surgery specialist Ossayed Kamal Jabareen was among the dead. He was killed on his way to work, Abu Baker said.
Since the start of the Gaza war in October, nearly 500 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank fighting. Violence between Jewish West Bank settlers and Palestinians has also increased.
