An Israeli drone struck a cell of Palestinian gunmen who opened fire at a checkpoint in the northern West Bank, the military and Shin Bet security agency say.
According to a joint statement, the gunmen opened fire at the Jalamah checkpoint, north of the West Bank city of Jenin.
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet say that following the attack on the checkpoint, a drone carried out a strike on their vehicle.
The cell is responsible for a number of recent shooting attacks in the northern West Bank, the IDF and Shin Bet add.
It is not immediately how many Palestinians were killed or injured in the strike.
The strike marks the first targeted killing in the West Bank since the early 2000s.
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