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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Elite troops killed head of a north West Bank terror network, police say; Palestinian media: Target a senior Islamic Jihad member
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Officers of the elite Yamam unit killed the head of a terror network in the northern West Bank town of Tamun overnight, police say.
Also in the joint operation carried out by Yamam officers and IDF troops, two wanted Palestinians, part of the same network, were detained, the military and police add.
לוחמי הימ"מ, צה"ל ושב"כ חיסלו את ראש התארגנות הטרור בכפר טמון, שהיה מעורב בתכנון וביצוע פיגועים נגד כוחות הביטחון ואזרחים ישראלים. במהלך הפעילות נעצרו שני מחבלים נוספים בזמן ששהו בדירת מסתור pic.twitter.com/1fiDBdY7Xs
— משטרת ישראל (@IL_police) June 11, 2025
The terror operative, Raeq Basharat, is identified by Palestinian media as a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
حركة الجـ.ـهاد: ننعى الشهـ.ـيد القائد رايق عبد الرحمن بشارات الذي اغتاله الاحتلال غدرا الليلة الماضية في طمون بالضفة pic.twitter.com/LE9aiMaGwV
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) June 11, 2025
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