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Hamas confirms 2 senior operatives were killed in Jenin drone strike

By Emanuel Fabian 18 August 2024, 12:02 am 30 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Palestinians and rescuers gather around a car targeted in an Israeli airstrike that killed two senior Hamas operatives in the West Bank city of Jenin on August 17, 2024. (Mohammad Mansour/AFP)
Palestinians and rescuers gather around a car targeted in an Israeli airstrike that killed two senior Hamas operatives in the West Bank city of Jenin on August 17, 2024. (Mohammad Mansour/AFP)

The Hamas terror group confirms that two Palestinians killed in an IDF drone strike in the West Bank city of Jenin this evening were members of the terror group.

It says Raafat Dawasi was a commander in the terror group’s local wing in Jenin, and Ahmed Abu Ara was a senior operative.

The pair were involved in planning and carrying out a series of attacks, including a deadly roadside bomb in Jenin on June 27, another bombing attack against Defense Ministry workers on the West Bank security barrier on July 23, as well as a deadly terror shooting in the Jordan Valley on Sunday, according to Hamas.

The IDF and Shin Bet said Dawasi and Abu Ara were involved in the Jordan Valley shooting and other attacks.

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