Israeli troops killed a Palestinian and wounded another during a clash in the occupied West Bank, witnesses and medics said, while the military said it had fired on gunmen and uncovered a cache of homemade bombs.

The West Bank, among areas where Palestinians seek statehood, has seen violence surge over the last year-and-a-half amid long-deadlocked U.S.-sponsored peacemaking efforts.

Israel's military said troops entered Nur Shams camp near the town of Tulkarm to seize bombs manufactured by local militants, and fired back after coming under attack from gunmen.

Medical officials said a 21-year-old local man was killed and a second Palestinian wounded. There was no immediate claim from any militant group of a connection to either man.