An elderly woman was also reported to have been killed and Palestinian officials have accused Israeli forces of using tear gas inside a children's ward.
The Israel Defence Forces has not commented on those claims but said it is investigating the death of the woman. No IDF casualties were reported.
Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, called for three days of mourning to mark the deaths. Israeli security forces are said to be on alert for a response from the Gaza Strip after the raid in Jenin on Thursday morning.
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