The UN questioned the Israeli military's use of force during its brutal and deadly raids this week in the illegally occupied West Bank.

The night the ceasefire agreement went into effect between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, settlers in the West Bank unleashed a wave of attacks

We are dismayed by the escalation of deadly violence sweeping through Jenin and the rest of the occupied West Bank,' say experts - Anadolu Ajansı

Another eight soldiers were wounded when a Palestinian gunman opened fire at a checkpoint in Tayasir village, 2km (1.2 miles) north of Tubas, a military statement said. The attacker was shot dead, it said.

At least two Israeli soldiers were killed early on Tuesday after a gunman opened fire at an Israeli military post in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli officials. The Israeli military said the soldiers returned fire and the Palestinian gunman was later killed.

Israel's military says two soldiers have been killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank, as its forces continue a major operation against Palestinian armed groups in the north of the territory.

Two IDF reservist soldiers were killed and eight were wounded in a terrorist shooting attack at a military stand near Tayasir in the northern West Bank-Jordan Valley area, at a time when security concerns about rising terror activity from the territory have increased due to the release of Palestinian security prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal.