Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in battle at mosque, as West Bank raid enters second day

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******* says it ******* Islamic ****** commander in battle at mosque, as West Bank raid enters second day

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military said Thursday it ******* five ************ militants, including an Islamic ****** commander, during an exchange of ***** “within and near a mosque” in the occupied

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city of Tulkarem.

The firefight came after ******* on Wednesday launched one of the largest assaults on the occupied territory in years, with Foreign Minister ******* Katz calling for a Gaza-style operation in the West Bank to root out what he called “Islamic-Iranian ********** infrastructure.”

After ******* mounted further raids early Thursday morning, the ******* Defense Forces (IDF) said among the five ******* in the mosque was Muhhamad Jabber, known as Abu Shujaa, the leader of the local branch of the militant group Islamic ******.

Jabber had carried out numerous ******* attacks, the IDF said, including a ********* ******* in the West Bank city of Qalqilya in June, when an ******** civilian was *******.

Later Thursday, the Islamic ****** announced the “martyrdom” of Jabber, whom they said was the commander of the Tulkarem Battallion of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the militant group.

The four others ******* along with Jabber were related to his ******* network and one more person has been apprehended, the IDF’s international spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said in a press briefing Thursday.

The IDF said it ******* 12 terrorists during the first day of its operations in Jenin and Tulkarem, both in the north of the West Bank, as well as dismantling “dozens of explosive devices” that were planted under the roads.

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Palestinians inspect the damage after ******** soldiers raided the Nur Shams ******** Camp in Tulkarem, West Bank, August 29, 2024. – Issam Rimawi/Anadolu/Getty Images

The raid came after Katz warned that Iran was working to establish an “eastern front” against ******* to work alongside ****** in Gaza and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

“We must deal with the threat just as we deal with the ********** infrastructure in Gaza, including the temporary evacuation of ************ residents and whatever steps are required,” he wrote on social media. “This is a war for all terms and purposes and we must win it.”

******* Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that *******’s operation in the West Bank was “deeply concerning.”

“I strongly condemn the loss of lives, including of children, and I call for an immediate cessation of these operations,” he said.

Clashes in the West Bank have become more frequent since ******* began its war in Gaza in response to ******’ ******* on southern ******* on October 7. ******* has occupied the West Bank since seizing territory from Jordan in 1967. Since then, it has expanded ******* settlements in the territory, considered ******** under international law.

The ************ Ministry of Health reported Tuesday that 652 Palestinians, including 150 children, have been ******* in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem since October 7, with over 5,400 others injured.

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