Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinian militants in stepped-up operations across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday following the killing of three Israelis near a Jewish settlement, the Israeli military said.

At least three Palestinian militants were killed in Israeli military operations in the West Bank on Tuesday. Two alleged gunmen were killed in a drone attack near Tubas after a "cell of armed terrorists" had previously fired on soldiers,

The Israeli military has launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank, killing at least three Palestinians it said were militants.

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in an air strike and a shooting across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. An Israeli drone bombed the town of Tammun, south of the city of Tubas, after midnight, killing two Palestinians, including a teenager, according to Palestinian health officials.

Israeli forces have killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank whom they accused of being militant.

Israel Defense Forces were hunting for gunmen who opened fire on vehicles crawling in traffic in a West Bank village, killing three Israelis and injuring eight.