Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians in a 24-hour period, Palestinian health officials said on Sunday, as a fragile pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip entered its third day.

The Israel Defence Forces and the Shin Bet security agency said on Telegram there had been “activity” in the Jenin refugee camp. “In an operation under the command of the 646 Reserve Brigade, five terrorists were eliminated, 21 wanted persons were arrested, a cargo laboratory was destroyed and an aircraft attacked an armed terrorist cell that endangered our forces,” it said.