The Israeli military killed at least seven Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as the prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in the restive city of Jenin.

Palestinian officials say Israeli forces kill at least 7 people in a new offensive in the occupied West Bank as Trump rescinds sanctions on settlers.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.

The action came a day after President Donald Trump said he will lift sanctions on ultranationalist Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinian villages.

President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of attacking Palestinians.

Israel launched the operation in Jenin on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said he would lift sanctions imposed by his predecessor Joe Biden on extremist Jewish settlers who have carried out a string of attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.

Video obtained by CNN shows the IDF removing people into custody in the occupied West Bank. According to the town’s residents, Israeli forces arrested more than 60 people including children.

Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said on Wednesday, after the start of a long-awaited trial was unexpectedly delayed.

Elise Stefanik, nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump for ambassador to the United Nations, stated on Tuesday that she agrees with the opinion that Israel has a "biblical right" to annex the West Bank.

Israeli forces have continued their deadly raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, destroying infrastructure and forcing the displacement of about 2,000 families. The operations on Wednesday included bulldozing key streets and come a day after ground and air attacks killed at least 10 people across Jenin governorate.

Israeli forces are pressing on with a campaign across the West Bank city of Jenin described as a counterterrorism operation. Palestinian witnesses said several houses have been raided and 10 people killed.