Israel kills three Palestinian militants in West Bank

Israel authorities said they had killed three Palestinian militants early on Tuesday during an operation in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Israel police said the three men were shot as they came out of a cave near Jenin, a town in the northern West Bank known as a militant



stronghold. 

A statement claimed the militants were planning an attack, but gave no further details.

The statement said the Israeli military carried out an airstrike shortly afterward to destroy the cave. The army confirmed an airstrike in the area but gave no further details.