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Army says West Bank bombers among 10 killed in drone strike last night
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says 10 Palestinians killed in a drone strike in the West Bank town of Tamun last night were all terror operatives, including two behind a deadly bombing attack.
According to the military, Omar Basharat and Muntaser Ali Muhammad Bani Odeh detonated a bomb in Tamun on January 20, which killed Sgt. First Class (res.) Eviatar Ben Yehuda and injured several others.
צה״ל ושב״כ חיסלו באמצעות כלי טיס של חיל-האוויר כעשרה מחבלים, ביניהם שני המחבלים שהיו מעורבים בפיצוץ המטען בו נפל רס״ל (במיל׳) אביתר בן יהודה ז״ל ונפצעו שלושה לוחמים נוספים
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The pair were also behind additional shooting and bombing attacks in the West Bank, the army says. It does not detail allegations against the other eight.
Hamas says five of those killed in the drone strike were members of the terror group.
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