Israel's military says two soldiers have been killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank, as its forces continue a major operation against Palestinian armed groups in the north of the territory.

Israel’s military said this week that its campaign targeting militants, which local Palestinians have called one of the most destructive in recent memory, was moving eastward.

A gunman on Tuesday attacked an Israeli military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, fatally wounding two soldiers before troops shot him dead. The