Israel Defense Forces conducted a West Bank airstrike around dawn Wednesday that killed five Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

An Israeli airstrike killed at least five people in the West Bank city of Tubas on Wednesday, Palestinian emergency services said, as Israeli security forces continued an extended operation that the military said targeted Iranian-backed militant groups.

STORY: Israeli forces conducted fresh raids in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday (September 11), and Palestinian emergency services said an airstrike in the city of Tubas killed five people. The Israeli military confirmed the strike,

As an Israeli offensive against Palestinian militant groups stretched to a 10th day, residents said many people were trapped in their homes out of fear.

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including the son of a prominent jailed militant.

Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between fighters and civilians, says over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Five Palestinians, aged 18-24, killed in an Israeli airstrike near Tubas amid escalating violence in the West Bank.

The Israeli army on early Wednesday killed five Palestinians in an airstrike in the city of Tubas, the occupied northern West Bank, as the army started an incursion into the city.

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reported that one of its employees was killed during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, where raids have intensified in recent weeks. Israel’s military labeled the UN worker a “terrorist,” claiming he posed a threat to their forces.

Two Palestinians were killed in a strike in the West Bank, as reported by the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Israeli military confirmed conducting an airstrike in Tulkarm, also stating earlier it had targeted a weapons manufacturing site in the area,