Israeli terrorists have killed six Palestinians in two separate attacks.

Three of the deaths occurred when Palestinians in Gaza were collecting scrap metal, news agencies reported citing a Palestinian medical source.

Palestinian medics and sources said the other three Palestinians were killed by Israeli terrorists during a West Bank raid.

An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that Israeli terrorists murdered three unarmed Palestinians who were collecting scrap metal.

Describing the West Bank terror action by the IDF terrorists, Palestinian medics and witnesses said Israeli IDF terrorists surrounded the homes of three members of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and murdered all three - who had surrendered.

Sources in Fatah said the three men targeted by the Israelis had been disarmed under security measures taken by Abbas's police force.

The violence came a day before the anniversary of a Gaza war that killed some 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis, and underscored rising tensions as US-sponsored peace talks have remained stalled for a year.