Palestinian Authority forces are clashing with armed groups in the occupied West Bank in a rare crackdown aimed at restoring order in a militant stronghold.

Israeli forces storm the city of Nablus in the West Bank.

Israeli brigade commander hurt by improvised explosive device targeting military vehicle during Tulkarem camp raid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

Nine Palestinians, including a 17-year-old, were killed during Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank, with drone strikes targeting Tulkarem and Tubas. Palestinian health officials and local sources said the raids began early Tuesday,

The Ramallah-based ministry said seven were killed in the Tulkarem refugee camp and one in the nearby Nur Shams camp after the military launched a sweeping raid early on Tuesday.