Israeli occupation forces killed three Palestinian men in the city of Nablus on Tuesday.

An Israeli military spokesman said that they "neutralized" the Palestinians after they had opened fire at them. According to the Israeli public broadcaster Kan, the men fired at the soldiers from a vehicle, instigating a gun battle. The army reportedly found weapons in the car.

Eyewitnesses said troops were heavily deployed in the area, and that an Israeli ambulances arrived and transported those inside the vehicle to an unknown destination.