Palestinians killed in West Bank gun battle with Israeli forces

A Palestinian boy inspects damage to a house after Palestinian gunmen were killed in an Israeli military raid in Nablus (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

Israeli troops and special forces engaged in a lengthy gun battle with armed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said, killing “a number” of Palestinians.

Police said the battle deep inside the city of Nablus erupted during an arrest raid, when armed men barricaded themselves inside the suspect’s home.