Gun battles reported to be continuing as Israel claims all those killed in overnight raids and airstrikes were militants
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Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians in the West Bank in overnight raids and airstrikes they said were intended to contain attacks on Israelis using Iranian-supplied arms.
Palestinian health authorities said that nine people had been killed in the Jenin and Tubas areas of the West Bank, and gun battles were reported to be continuing on Wednesday morning.