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At least three people were killed in an attack in the central city of Elad as the country marked itsÌý'Independence Day'Ìýon Thursday, medics said.

The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency response service said two others were in a serious condition after the incident, which followsÌýa series of deadlyÌýevents in Palestine'sÌýillegally occupied and Israel since late March.

Two others suffered moderate or light injuries, according to the MDA, which is Israel's version of the Red Cross.

Israeli police claim that a Palestinian is behind the attack, reported Reuters.

The majority of Elad's residents are members of Israel's community, known as Haredim.

Palestinians in the West Bank have also faced violenceÌýsince late March, with Israeli security conductingÌýa series of raids in the West Bank, particularlyÌýin Jenin and Hebron.

These have killed 27ÌýPalestinians, including women and teenagers.ÌýSome of the Palestinians were killed in refugee camps.

OneÌýPalestinian womanÌýwas shot dead as she held her hands above her head and opening fire at her in April,Ìýgraphic footageÌýof the incident showed.

Ghada Ibrahim Ali Sabateen, a widow and mother-of-six, had been walkingÌýnear a checkpoint nearÌýBethlehem and had been unarmed according to an Israeli forces spokesperson, who claimedÌýthat she looked "suspicious".

Another majority Haredi city in Israel, Bnei Brak, as well as Tel Aviv, also witnessedÌýattacks allegedly conductedÌýby PalestiniansÌýinÌýMarch.

Excluding Thursday's deaths, recent attacks in Israel haveÌýkilled 15 people, including a Palestinian citizen of IsraelÌýwho died of his wounds.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in early April gave "full freedom" of operation to security forces, and said that "there are not and will not be limits for this war".

Rights groups have repeatedly slammed IsraelÌýfor showing "appalling disregard for human life" by using "reckless and unlawful lethal force" against Palestinians.

IsraelisÌýcelebrated the 1948 establishment of their state from on its 'Independence Day' from Wednesday evening to Thursday evening.

It comes beforeÌýÌýon 15 May, which remembers the hundreds of thousands of PalestiniansÌýwho were ethnically cleansed and forced to leave their homes alongside Israel's creation.

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°®Âþµº, AFP and Reuters contributed to this report.