Trump has rescinded the Biden administration’s sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory.

As many as 600 people were held in a hospital overnight, the mayor of the city of Jenin told a Palestinian news agency. The death toll from the two-day operation rose to 10, officials said.

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

Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday forces were applying lessons learned in Gaza as a major operation continued in Jenin which the military said was aimed at countering Iranian-backed militant groups in the volatile West Bank city.

The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza.

Israeli security forces launched a counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding four others, according to Palestinian health officials.

By bnm Tel Aviv bureau Israeli forces launched a large-scale counter-terrorism operation in Jenin on January 21, deploying tanks and air support, killing at least four Palestinians, following the withdrawal of Palestinian Authority security forces from the area.