IDF says Tulkarem drone strike targeted terror cell on way to carry out attack

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

The IDF says the drone strike in the West Bank this morning targeted a cell of terrorists en route to carrying out an attack.

The strike hit a vehicle with five gunmen in it, on the outskirts of Tulkarem, killing all of those inside.

According to the military, the five gunmen were “on their way to carry out a terrorist attack.”

Palestinian media say that among the dead is Haitham Balidi, a commander in a local wing of Hamas in Tulkarem.

The IDF publishes footage of the strike.

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