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.

The West Bank city of Jenin was the target of an ongoing Israeli "anti-terror" operation that claimed the lives of at least 10 Palestinians and injured as many as 40 others.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.

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At least seven Palestinians were killed and 35 others injured in a massive raid by the Israeli army into Jenin, expected to last a few days.

The Israeli occupation forces have continued their raid on Jenin in the West Bank for a second consecutive day, following the death of 10 Palestinians in a military offensive called "Iron Wall."

Israeli security forces conducted a large-scale raid in Jenin, backed by helicopters. The operation, termed significant by Prime Minister Netanyahu, resulted in at least four Palestinian deaths. It marks heightened tensions and follows President Trump's removal of sanctions on Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian villages.

A Palestinian official reported shooting and explosions in the flashpoint West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday as Israeli forces pressed a raid that the military described as a "counterterrorism" operation.

Israeli forces launched an operation in Jenin on Tuesday which Palestinian officials said killed 10 people, just days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in the Gaza Strip.

Israel says it has killed two armed men, suspected of carrying out a shooting attack that killed three Israelis in the occupied West Bank earlier this month. Qutaiba Shalabi and Mohammed Nazzal were killed after a fierce gun battle with Israeli forces on Wednesday night in Burqin,