The men were affiliated with a militant group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, that carried out an attack earlier this month, the military said.

Israeli forces, drawing on tactics developed in Gaza, have launched a significant military operation in Jenin targeting Iranian-backed militant groups. This marks their third large-scale incursion in two years.

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 40 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in the Jenin area in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says.