Palestinians cut security ties with Israel over deadly raid

A masked Palestinian demonstrator burns tyres in a protest against a deadly Israeli army raid at Aida Refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded several others in a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said.

The deadliest single operation in the territory in two decades prompted Palestinian leaders to cut security ties with Israel, a move that could lead to more violence.