Palestinian officials said Israeli forces killed six people in operations in two refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, AFP reports.

Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army said it was looking into the reported deaths.

The ministry of health in Ramallah announced that four Palestinians were killed and three were injured “as a result of the (Israeli) bombing of a vehicle in Tulkarem camp”, in the northern West Bank.

Earlier, the ministry said two Palestinians were killed in a raid in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus.

One of the dead was 80-year-old Halima Abu Leil, according to the ministry, which said she was fatally shot in the chest and leg. The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed her death after transporting her to the hospital.

The ministry also announced the death of a 25-year-old man in the same raid. His passing was confirmed by the Red Crescent.

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