The Israeli military killed at least seven Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as the prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in the restive city of Jenin.

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.

The Israel Air Force and Shin Bet (National Security Agency) killed over ten terrorists over the past week during two airstrikes that took place in Jenin, located in the West Bank, Israel's military announced on Thursday. The military added that Israel's security forces also operated in the West Bank overnight between Wednesday and Thursday.

Israel has launched a "large-scale" military operation in the West Bank just days after implementing a ceasefire in Gaza.

The West Bank city of Jenin was the target of an ongoing Israeli "anti-terror" operation that claimed the lives of at least 10 Palestinians and injured as many as 40 others.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.

At least 10 people have been killed in the raids, and more than 40 wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Dozens have been arrested, Palestinian officials told the Wafa news agency.