Ahmad Assad, governor of the northern West Bank city of Tubas, told AFP that the strike hit nearby Tammun village, killing a 23-year-old man and two children, aged eight and 10, all from the same family.
The Israeli military earlier said its air force “struck a terrorist cell” in the Tammun area, in a statement that made no reference to casualties.
The governor identified the dead as Adam Bsharat, 23, Hamza Bsharat, 10, and Reda Bsharat, eight. The foreign ministry statement gave Reda’s age as nine.
By midday, hours after the strike, Israeli forces were no longer seen in Tammun, the journalist said.
On Tuesday the military said it targeted an “armed terrorist cell” that opened fire at Israeli forces who were conducting a raid in the village, killing two people.
Israeli forces carry out frequent raids on Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967.
On Monday, three Israelis were killed when gunmen opened fire on vehicles on a road in the northern West Bank, according to Israel’s military and emergency services.
Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 825 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Palestinian attacks in the West Bank have killed at least 28 Israelis over the same period, according to official Israeli figures.
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