Six Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli army raid in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said, writes BBC.

Israel"s prime minister said one of the dead had been responsible for killing two Israeli brothers last month.

Their killings, in Hawara further south, led Jewish settlers to rampage through the town in one of the worst such acts in years.

The assault on Hawara drew condemnation from around the world.

The raid on Tuesday afternoon took place in a refugee camp which is a frequent target for Israeli operations against Palestinian militants.