The Israeli military said its forces killed five Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank in a second day of “counter-terrorism” operations that have killed 14 in total, AFP reports.

“Following exchanges of fire, the forces eliminated five terrorists who had hidden inside a mosque” in Tulkarem, the military said.

On Wednesday, the military said it killed nine militants in simultaneous raids in several West Bank cities and refugee camps.

The Palestinian health ministry reported 12 deaths since the start of the operation.

Witnesses told AFP that Israeli forces had withdrawn from Al-Farra camp in Tubas where several Palestinians were killed on Wednesday. Israeli soldiers were also continuing to operate in Tulkarem, another AFP journalist reported.