NewsIsraeli airstrike kills Hamas commander and four others in West Bank

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas commander and four others in West Bank

Five people, including one of the local Hamas commanders, were killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank, reported Reuters. The Israeli army announced conducting an attack on a militant cell.

Israeli air raid in the West Bank / Illustrative photo
Israeli air raid in the West Bank / Illustrative photo
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3 August 2024 10:59

Reuters wrote about the killing of the Hamas commander, citing media affiliated with the Palestinian organisation. According to The Times of Israel, the deceased commander is Haithem Balidi. The Palestinian Wafa agency conveyed that four other people were killed in the airstrike along with him.

The Israeli military reported conducting an airstrike on a terrorist cell near the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank.

As reported by Hamas media, a vehicle carrying its militants was hit, and one of the brigade commanders in Tulkarm was killed.

Islamist Hamas, considered a terrorist organisation in the West, has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. After this group attacked Israel in the autumn of 2023, a war broke out that continues to this day.

According to the Israeli military, recently, there has been an increase in terrorist organisation activity in the West Bank originating from the Gaza Strip - Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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