Six Palestinians and Israeli police officer killed during Jenin operation

Israeli forces killed six Palestinians during an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, during which an Israeli police officer was killed by Palestinian fighters. 

Confrontations broke out after an Israeli incursion at the city's entrance early on Sunday. 

The Palestinian health ministry said an Israeli drone strike targeted people who had gathered at the scene. Eyewitnesses told Reuters the attack happened as Israeli forces were withdrawing from the area.

The health ministry said four brothers were amongst those killed: Hazza, 27, Rami, 22, Ahmed, 24, and Alaa Najeh Darwish. Razqallah Nabil Sleiman, 18, and Mohammad Yasser Asous were also killed. 

Another Palestinian man was critically wounded by the Israeli strike.  

"The air strike happened at the entrance of Jenin in an area called Martyr's Triangle. You can see the effects of the missile. Blood and body parts scattered everywhere," witness Ahmed Suleiman told Reuters. 

During the operation, an Israeli police officer was killed and others were wounded after their vehicle was hit by an explosive device, the Israeli military and police said.

The military said that its aircraft targeted a "terrorist squad that hurled explosives and endangered our forces", adding that "a number of terrorists were killed".

The Jenin Brigade, a local armed resistance group, claimed responsibility for the attack on Israeli forces.