The military says it has wrapped up a counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank town of Kafr Dan, near Jenin.
In a statement, the IDF says troops of the Duvdevan commando unit encircled a building used by terror operatives and carried out a tactic known as “pressure cooker” that involves escalating the volume of fire directed at a building to force suspects to come out.
The IDF says an attack helicopter was also used to strike the building amid the operation.
The troops killed six gunmen in ensuing clashes and wounded others, the military says.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry confirms that six Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops during the raid.
The IDF says the commandos seized two assault rifles and a handgun that belonged to the gunmen, as well as a car with several explosive devices.
No soldiers were hurt in the raid.
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