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Five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin in the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday, adding to a rising toll from one of the largest military operations in the West Bank in recent years.

The raid took place as Israel’s military said it had expanded its operation to crack down on militants in the city of Jenin.

Israel has killed eight people in the Gaza Strip and five more in the West Bank in the past 24 hours, Palestinian officials have said. It comes as a fragile ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas - which came into effect on 19 January - largely holds.

Five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday, adding to a growing toll from one of the largest operations seen in the West Bank in years.