Israel said the three militants killed near Jenin "took part in terror activity". Photo: AP PHOTO

Israeli authorities have killed three Palestinian militants during an operation in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

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Police said the three men were shot as they came out of a cave near Jenin, a town in the northern West Bank known as a militant stronghold.

The Israeli military said the militants "took part in terror activity in Jenin", but gave no further details.

Two militants where shot and killed in the initial volley of gunfire.

Israeli police said they killed Palestin

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