At least seven Palestinians were killed as the military launched what it said was a counter-terrorism operation in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday morning.

In a brief statement, the Israel Defense Forces said it had begun to operate in Jenin and that troops had shot several gunmen.

The IDF said it would provide additional details soon.

The Palestinian Authority health ministry said seven Palestinians were killed amid the raid. Another nine were wounded, including three in serious condition, the ministry said.

Wafa, the official PA news agency, said that among the dead was a doctor, Usaeed Jabareen, who worked as a surgeon at the Jenin Governmental Hospital.

A schoolteacher, Allam Jaradat, and a student were also killed, Wafa reported, citing hospital director Wissam Bakr.

Jenin is widely seen as a hotbed of terrorist activity, and the IDF regularly carries out operations there.

On Friday night, a rare Israeli airstrike in Jenin targeted a command room belonging to a local terror network and killed a terrorist behind the murder of an Israeli, according to the military.

Since October 7, troops have arrested some 4,000 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 1,700 affiliated with the Hamas terror group. According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, more than 500 West Bank Palestinians have been killed in that time.

Based on military estimates, the vast majority of those killed since October 7 were shot during clashes amid arrest raids.

Agencies contributed to this report.