Eight people have been killed in an attack on a police vehicle in Gaza.

According to Al Jazeera, the vehicle is believed to be one of those tasked with securing the delivery of aid to the northern part of Gaza as well as Gaza City.

Those killed are said to be part of the law enforcement deployment.

Meanwhile,  the U.N. human rights office has called on Israeli security forces to immediately end their active participation in and support for attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The statement on Tuesday follows a wave of settler attacks on Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank triggered by the killing of a 14-year-old Israeli boy in what authorities say was a militant attack.

According to the Associated Press, the Palestinian Health Ministry says seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since the attacks began Friday, and another 75 have been wounded.

Israeli authorities have reportedly urged people not to resort to vigilante attacks, however rights groups have long accused Israeli forces of routinely ignoring settler attacks or even taking part in them.