Eight Palestinians killed as Israeli drones target West Bank militant stronghold

Israel used drones to strike targets in a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank early on Monday and deployed hundreds of troops in the area (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

Israel used drones to strike targets in a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank early on Monday and deployed hundreds of troops in the area.

Palestinian health officials said at least eight Palestinians were killed in the attack, which resembled the wide-scale military operations carried out during the second Palestinian uprising two decades ago.