Israeli forces kill at least seven Palestinians in West Bank raid

The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least seven Palestinians were killed and another nine wounded. Their identities were not immediately known

Palestinian gunmen at a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Israeli forces have raided a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a doctor, according to local authorities.

The military said its forces struck militants during an operation in Jenin, a city in the northern West Bank, which along with an adjacent urban refugee camp has long been a bastion of armed struggle against Israel.