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Israeli raids killed six Palestinians in two refugee camps in the occupied West Bank Thursday.

Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army claimed it was looking into the deaths.

The ministry of health in Ramallah announced Thursday that four Palestinians were killed and three were injured "as a result of the (Israeli) ," in the northern West Bank.

Earlier Thursday, the ministry said in a raid in the near Nablus.

One of the dead was 80-year-old Halima Abu Leil, according to the ministry, which said she was fatally shot in the chest and leg.

The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed her death after transporting her to the hospital.

The ministry also announced the death of a 25-year-old man in the same raid. His passing was confirmed by the Red Crescent.

The Red Crescent accused Israeli forces of firing at its ambulances, "obstructing the delivery of humanitarian and medical services inside the camp".

Israeli violence in the West Bank has intensified since the war on Gaza began on October 7 last year.

Since the start of the Gaza war, at least 803 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Hundreds more have been detained.

In the same period, Palestinian retaliatory attacks have claimed the lives of at least 24 Israelis in the West Bank, based on Israeli official data.

Israel has maintained an occupation of the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.