From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
IDF confirms it killed 9 Palestinians, publishes video of drone strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it killed nine Palestinians in West Bank raids this morning, releasing footage of a drone strike in the West Bank’s Far’a camp near Tubas that it says killed four Palestinian gunmen who “endangered forces” carrying out a raid.
כוחות צה"ל, שב"כ ומג"ב החלו הלילה במבצע לסיכול טרור בג׳נין ובטול-כרם.
במהלך הלילה כלי טיס תקפו וחיסלו מהאוויר בג׳נין שלושה מחבלים חמושים אשר היוו איום על הלוחמים בשטח.במקביל, פתחו הכוחות במבצע מוסק במרחב פרעה שבחטיבת הבקעה והעמקים במהלכו כלי-טיס תקף וחיסל מהאוויר ארבעה מחבלים… pic.twitter.com/Y8hQoh4cl0
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) August 28, 2024
Meanwhile, in Jenin, another drone strike killed three gunmen, and two other armed Palestinians were killed while clashing with Border Police officers, the army says.
IDF troops and Border Police officers have also been operating since last night in the Tulkarem area.
So far amid the operation in Tulkarem, Jenin, and Far’a, the IDF says many explosive devices planted underneath roads were neutralized and weapons were seized.
The IDF does not say if there were any injuries among Israeli troops.
