A Palestinian rammed his car into a group of Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, injuring three before being shot dead, the Israeli army said.

"An assailant rammed a vehicle into three Israelis in a car ramming attack northwest of Ramallah," a statement said of the latest in more than seven months of attacks.

"Forces responded to the imminent threat and fired towards the assailant, resulting in his death."

The army later confirmed that the injured were soldiers, and said they were taken to hospital for treatment without giving further details.

However, the Magen David Adom rescue service said one of those hit by the car had been badly injured.

The Palestinian health ministry said the attack occurred at a checkpoint and named him the attacker as Ahmed Shahaada, 36, from the Qalandia refugee camp near Ramallah.

The attack was the latest in a wave of violence that has killed 204 Palestinians and 28 Israelis since October 1.

Most of the Palestinians killed were carrying out knife, gun or car-ramming attacks, Israeli authorities say.

Earlier on Tuesday, police said they had arrested a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem's Old City suspected of stabbing a Jewish man in his 60s there late on Monday.

Source: AFP