Tuesday, August 27, 2024

IDF says it carried out drone strike on West Bank terror cell; 5 reported killed

The Israel Defense Forces carried out a drone strike Monday night in the Nur Shams camp near Tulkarem, with the Palestinian Authority health ministry reporting five people were killed.

The military said the target of the strike was a command room belonging to local terror operatives, but did not immediately provide further details.

Palestinian media reported that among the dead was Jibril Jibril, a Hamas member who was released by Israel in a November deal with the Gaza-ruling terror group.

The deal saw Israel release Palestinian terror convicts and detainees, mostly from the West Bank, in exchange for Israeli civilians abducted by Hamas on October 7.

Jibril had been jailed for hurling explosive devices, stone-throwing, and being a member of Hamas. READ MORE