Jenin: Israeli military launches major operation in West Bank city

There have been intense exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and armed Palestinian militants in Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli military began what appears to be one of its most extensive operations in the territory in years with drone strikes early on Monday.

Eight Palestinians have been killed and 50 injured, health officials say.

Israel said it had "dealt a heavy blow to terrorist organisations", but Palestinians accused it of a war crime.

An Israeli military spokesman said there was no specific timeline for ending the operation, but that it could take "hours or maybe a day or two".

Jenin has become a stronghold of a new generation of Palestinian militants. It has seen repeated Israeli military raids in the past year and local Palestinians have been linked to multiple shooting attacks targeting Israelis.