The explosions tore through the city of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, sending plumes of smoke into the sky.

Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

A series of large explosions were seen in the northern occupied West Bank after the Israeli army said it detonated and destroyed buildings allegedly used by Palestinian militants in the Jenin refugee camp.