Official figures show that 15 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire since dawn last Saturday.

Data released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health and the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, show that the Israeli army has killed 15 Palestinians in several towns and villages in the West Bank since dawn Saturday.

According to the same sources, "killed Palestinians in the governorates of Jerusalem, Hebron (south), Ramallah (center), Jericho (east), Nablus, Qalqilya and Jenin (north)."

Clashes broke out between Palestinians and the Israeli army in various places in the West Bank, notably in East Jerusalem, during which Israeli soldiers used live ammunition and tear gas.

Clashes are intensifying in the West Bank, coinciding with tensions in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian forces and factions announced a general strike in the West Bank on Sunday and Monday and called on the population to rise up against the Israeli army.

At dawn on Saturday, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, announced the start of a military operation called "Al-Aqsa deluge" from Gaza, "with a first strike which targeted Israeli military sites, airports and fortifications.

For its part, the Israeli army announced that it had launched Operation "Iron Swords", affirming in a press release that its planes "began to carry out strikes in several areas of the Gaza Strip, against targets belonging to Hamas ".

The Gaza Health Ministry announced that 436 Palestinians were killed and 2,300 others injured, while the Israeli government broadcasting authority reported that at least 700 Israelis were killed and more than 2,100 others injured.

At dawn on Monday, Israeli Channel 12 announced that the toll of Israeli wounded stood at 2,315, including 365 in serious to critical condition.

Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that estimates indicate the Israeli death toll will reach 1,000 and the number of people taken prisoner will reach more than 150.