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Friday, July 5, 2024
7 Palestinian gunmen — including cell behind deadly bomb — killed in IDF raid of Jenin
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Seven Palestinian gunmen, including members of a cell responsible for a roadside bomb that killed Cpt. Alon Sacgiu last week, were killed during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin earlier today, the military says.
Troops of the Duvdevan commando unit and Kfir Brigade’s Haruv reconnaissance unit raided Jenin following intelligence provided by the Shin Bet on the location of the cell.
The troops encircled a building where Hammam Hashash and another gunman behind the roadside bomb attack on June 27 were holed up, and carried out a tactic known as “pressure cooker” that involves escalating the volume of fire directed at a building to force suspects to come out. The pair were eventually killed.
A third member of the roadside bomb cell was killed by Border Police troops in Jenin on Wednesday.
Separately, amid the operation, the IDF says the troops clashed with other gunmen, and a drone strike was carried out against an armed cell that was identified in the area.
במהלך השעות האחרונות, לוחמי יחידת דובדבן וסיירת חרוב בהכוונה מודיעינית של השב״כ פעלו לסיכול טרור במרחב ג׳נין.
במסגרת הפעילות, הכוחות ניהלו חילופי אש עם מחבלים במרחב ובמקביל פעלו בנוהל ״סיר לחץ״, על מבנה בו התבצרו מחבלים נוספים>> pic.twitter.com/kf5hGn9HYU
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) July 5, 2024
In all, seven gunmen were killed in the operation, according to the IDF. Palestinian health authorities also reported seven dead.
