Three dead and dozens injured after arrest operation by Israeli troops

A Palestinian demonstrator burns tyres during clashes with the Israeli army while forces carry out an operation in the West Bank town of Nablus (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

Israeli troops have killed three Palestinians and injured dozens more in a shootout during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

The deaths came a day after a ceasefire ended three days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip.