At least four Palestinians were killed Monday in clashes with the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

The Israel Occupation Border Police, which operates in occupied West Bank, said its forces came under fire during a search for a wanted Palestinian man.

The Palestinian health ministry said that "two citizens were killed by the occupation at dawn in Jenin", identifying them as Raed Abu Saif, 21, and Saleh Omar, 19.

An AFP journalist saw two bodies at the Jenin hospital morgue, where witnesses said the IOF had also taken the bodies of two other Palestinians.

An Israeli Occupation border police spokesman said two other bodies were in the custody of his forces.

In recent weeks there have been numerous clashes between the IOF and Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank, mainly in Jenin and Beita.

The inhabitants of Beita have held a number of demonstrations in recent weeks against the Israeli Occupation and the settlement expansion.

The clashes with the IOF have claimed the lives of several Palestinians and left hundreds more injured.

Beita residents have been demonstrating since May against the wildcat Jewish settlement of Eviatar set up nearby without official permission from the Israeli Occupation authorities.