The Israeli military has launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank, killing at least three Palestinians it said were militants.

At least three Palestinian militants were killed in Israeli military operations in the West Bank on Tuesday. Two alleged gunmen were killed in a drone attack near Tubas after a "cell of armed terrorists" had previously fired on soldiers,

Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza,

The Israeli military launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least three Palestinians who it said were militants.

Israel says it has yet to hear whether the hostages on a list to possibly be handed over are alive or dead. Meanwhile, a shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the West Bank killed at least three.