IDF says commander of West Bank terror network among 7 gunmen killed Thursday

The commander of a local terror network in the West Bank city of Qabatiya was among seven Palestinian gunmen killed by the IDF troops yesterday, the military says.

During the raid in Qabatiya, near Jenin, troops of the Duvdevan commando unit killed four gunmen in an exchange of fire. Three assault rifles and other weapons were seized from their bodies, the IDF says.

Several hours later, another group of gunmen opened fire at troops operating in the city. The IDF says it carried out a drone strike against the gunmen who were in a car, killing three of them.

It releases footage of the strike.

“The terrorists’ vehicle had weapons and explosives that caused a secondary explosion,” the military says.

Among those killed in the drone strike was Shadi Zakarneh, who the IDF and Shin Bet identify as the head of a terror network in Qabatiya, responsible for directing numerous attacks in the northern West Bank.

Seven wanted Palestinians were also detained in the raid, the military says.