Israel says it killed Palestinian gunmen who shot dead British-Israelis

Israeli information forces accidental they person killed 2 Palestinian militants accused of shooting dormant a British-Israeli pistillate and her 2 daughters successful the occupied West Bank past month.

A 3rd militant who allegedly aided the brace was besides killed during the raid successful the metropolis of Nablus.

Palestinian officials confirmed the deaths of 3 men.

Lucy Dee, 48, and her daughters Rina, 15, and Maia, 20, were killed successful an onslaught successful the Jordan Valley.

They were travelling to an lawsuit for the Passover vacation erstwhile gunmen opened occurrence astatine their car adjacent the colony of Hamra, 16km (10 miles) westbound of Nablus.

Their car crashed and the gunmen fired again astatine adjacent range.

Rina and Maia died astatine the scene, portion Lucy succumbed to her wounds successful infirmary 3 days later.

In Thursday's raid successful Nablus, information forces targeted an flat successful the aged metropolis wherever the "murderers of Leah [Lucy's Hebrew name], Maia and Rina Dee" were hiding, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

It identified them arsenic Hassan Katnani and Maed Masri and said they were members of the Palestinian militant radical Hamas.

The 2 men were killed successful an speech of fire, on with a elder Hamas operative whom it named arsenic Ibrahim Hura, the IDF added. It besides said 3 battle rifles were recovered wrong the apartment.

The Palestinian wellness ministry confirmed that 3 Palestinians had died but said it was not instantly capable to place 2 of them owed to the severity of their injuries.

Rabbi Leo Dee, Lucy's husband, said successful a connection that helium and their 3 surviving children were "comforted to perceive that the Israeli information forces person eliminated the Iranian-funded terrorists liable for Lucy, Maia, and Rina's murders".

"This has been done successful a mode that has not endangered the lives of Israeli soldiers, nor guiltless Palestinian civilians," helium added.

Israel's Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, wrote connected Twitter: "Just arsenic I promised Leo Dee - Israel's defence constitution volition scope immoderate violent that harms our citizens."

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh condemned deadly raid successful Nablus and said helium held the Israeli authorities liable for "these crimes against Palestinian people", according to the Wafa quality agency.

It comes astatine a clip of spiralling tensions betwixt Israel and the Palestinians.

The centre of Nablus has go a holdout for the militant radical the Lion's Den, and has seen predominant raids by Israeli forces implicit the past year, sidesplitting civilians and militants, arsenic a question of deadly Palestinian attacks targeting Israelis has continued.