The Israeli military has said it killed three “wanted terrorists” in the occupied West Bank yesterday, and a Palestinian official reported that Israeli forces were holding the bodies of three people, according to AFP.

Soldiers “eliminated three wanted terrorists in the area of Al Faraa, who sold weapons for terror purposes”, the military said in a statement. “Two additional wanted individuals were apprehended.”

A Palestinian official confirmed that three people had been killed by Israeli forces. “Three people were assassinated, and their bodies are being held” by the Israeli forces, Tubas governor Ahmad al-Asaad told AFP.

At least 897 Palestinians, including fighters, have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank since the Gaza war began, according to an AFP tally based on figures provided by the Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah.