IDF says drone strike near Jenin killed Hamas terrorist behind shooting attack earlier this year, three other gunmen

The IDF says that a drone strike near the West Bank city of Jenin this morning killed a Hamas terrorist responsible for a deadly shooting attack in the Jordan Valley in the summer, along with three other gunmen.The IDF says that a drone strike near the West Bank city of Jenin this morning killed a Hamas terrorist responsible for a deadly shooting attack in the Jordan Valley in the summer, along with three other gunmen.

According to the military, the cell of four gunmen killed in the airstrike was responsible for several shooting attacks against Israeli towns bordering the northern West Bank.

The head of the cell, Wael Lahlouh, 31, from Qabatiya, carried out a shooting attack on August 11 at the Mehola Junction on Route 90, the main north-south artery in the Jordan Valley, killing Yonatan Deutsch, 23, and wounding Anas Jaramana, 32.

The IDF says that following the attack, Lahlouh worked to recruit additional terrorists in Jenin for “imminent” attacks.

After the four gunmen were targeted in the drone strike, troops raided the site and seized three guns on their bodies, the military says.

Additional weapon parts and military equipment were also captured, the army adds.

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