During a counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank on Friday evening, the Israeli air force struck a vehicle in the Qabatia neighborhood of the Palestinian village of Jenin, the IDF and Shin Bet announced in a joint statement.
In the counterterrorism operation, 10 terrorists were killed in total, 20 wanted persons were apprehended, and additional weapons were confiscated.
Palestinian reports on the strike
At least 12 Palestinians have been killed in the operation, Palestinian health officials said, including two claimed by the armed wing of Hamas. The Israeli military said it had also arrested 20 wanted suspects and seized weapons.
Armored bulldozers and diggers have demolished houses and dug up roads in the crowded refugee camp adjacent to Jenin, a major center of armed militant groups, where thousands of people have left their homes.
Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said he was deeply concerned about the use of unlawful lethal force and said the Jenin operation raised serious concerns about unnecessary or disproportionate force.
Fighting in Gaza has halted for the start of a six-week first phase of a ceasefire backed by the United States.
Israeli officials say the operation in Jenin is part of a multifront war against an axis of Iranian-backed groups in the West Bank, southern Lebanon, and Yemen.