The killers who were allegedly behind the deaths of a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in the occupied West Bank have been gunned down by an elite counter-terror unit.
Two Palestinian gunmen have been killed and a third who aided the gunmen was also killed in the raid, in the city of Nablus by Israeli forces.
The gunmen were identified as Hassan Katnani, Maed Mitsri, allegedly members of the Hamas militant group. The third man was named Ibrahim Hura, a senior operative in the group.
A fourth Palestinian civilian bystander, Ziad Shuviri, was reportedly killed during the operation.
However, the identity of those killed was not verified by Palestinian authorities.
A statement by the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency said there was a gunfight between the forces. The Israeli IDF claim they found two MI6 assault rifles and an AK47 in the building.
Maia and Rina Dee, aged 20 and 15, died instantly when their car was shot at and forced off the road on April 7.
Lucy (Leah) Dee, 45, died in hospital from her wounds a few days later. The family moved back to Israel from the UK in 2014.
Father and husband Leo Dee said today: "I and the kids were delighted to hear that the terrorists were apprehended and neutralised today and eliminated today.
"I have requested from the Israel Security Agency that since we cannot sit and interview live the terrorists... that we should have the opportunity perhaps to interview live on television members of the family of the terrorist - perhaps the parents, siblings or the parents or the siblings."
A joint statement from security services said that they "will continue to act with determination to thwart all terror threats."
At least nine other Palestinians were also injured in the raid on Thursday morning.
The Palestinian health ministry said: "Two of the martyrs have completely distorted features due to the intensity of the shooting, which makes it difficult to identify them."
Israel's defence minister, Yoav Gallant, issued a statement celebrating the death of the two Palestinians, saying that "as we promised Leo [the father of the Dee family], the long arm of Israel's defence establishment will reach every terrorist."
A senior IDF source told the Mirror: "This morning there was an exchange of fire between the security forces and these gunmen. The three involved in the attack on the British Israeli family were killed plus an accomplice who was helping them.
"It was a very quick operation on the ground. Security forces were in and out on the operation very quickly."
This incident increases the total number of Palestinians killed by Israelis since the beginning of this year to 104, including 17 children.
Israel has been staging near-nightly arrest raids into West Bank villages, towns and cities for more than a year in an operation prompted by a wave of Palestinian attacks against Israelis last year.
Israel says the raids are meant to dismantle militant networks and thwart future attacks.
The Palestinians see the attacks as further entrenchment of Israel's 56-year, open-ended occupation of lands they seek for a future independent state.
Since Benjamin Netanyahu formed his new cabinet, believed to be Israel's most far-right government ever and includes extremists, attacks have increased.
Some 250 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the raids were launched.
Israel says most have been militants, but stone-throwing youth and people not involved in the confrontations have also been killed.
During that same time, nearly 50 people have been killed in Palestinian attacks against Israelis.
