Three Palestinians were killed and scores more injured by an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

Israel Police submitted a statement in court against a young Israeli resident of the West Bank, after he hung posters containing hate speech and incitement against security forces.

WARNING: violent content] Six Palestinians were killed overnight Tuesday by Israeli airstrikes in Jenin, in the northern West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the incident, also reporting several wounded who were taken to local hospitals for medical care.

The attacks follow the deadly shooting of Israelis in the territory and coincide with raids by both Israeli and Palestinian forces against armed groups.

Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinian militants in stepped-up operations across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday following the killing of three Israelis near a Jewish settlement, the Israeli military said.

At least three Palestinian militants were killed in Israeli military operations in the West Bank on Tuesday. Two alleged gunmen were killed in a drone attack near Tubas after a "cell of armed terrorists" had previously fired on soldiers,