Israeli security forces move into West Bank city of Jenin

Israeli security forces have launched an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, a day after bands of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, smashing cars and burning property, and the new US president, Donald Trump, announced he was lifting sanctions on violent settlers.

- Lorenzo Tondo

At least eight Palestinians were killed and 35 people were injured, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said its first responders treated seven people injured by live ammunition and that Israeli forces were hindering their access to the area.

The director of Khalil Suleiman hospital in Jenin, Wissam Bakr, said that three nurses and two doctors had been injured by Israeli fire during the military operation.

The operation, codenamed Iron Wall, took place as the Gaza ceasefire entered a third day. The operation was described by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as "another step towards achieving the goal we set - strengthening security in Judea and Samaria". He said it included police, military and the Shin Bet internal intelligence agency.

"We act methodically and resolutely against the Iranian axis wherever it sends its arms - in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Judea and Samaria," Netanyahu added.