A third Israeli stabbed when an assailant broke into a home in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday has died, the Israeli army said.

Two other Israelis were earlier confirmed dead in the same incident in Neve Tsuf, north of Ramallah. The assailant had been shot, but his condition was unclear.

The attack came after a day of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces over new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site. Three Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded in the clashes.