The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad has said in a statement on Telegram that an explosive device placed in advance targeted Israeli soldiers in the Silat al-Harithiya neighbourhood, Al Jazeera reports.

It added that fighters engaged in gun battles with the Israeli forces in the same area of Jenin, claiming that several Israeli troops were wounded.

It comes as the Israeli army continues its massive military operation in northern occupied West Bank, using tanks and other heavy military vehicles.