Islamic Jihad says two men shot dead in Jenin were part of its military wing

By Emanuel Fabian

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28 November 2025, 12:51 pm

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

Youssef Asasa (left) and Mahmoud Abdallah, in official Islamic Jihad 'martyr posters' after they were killed by Border Police officers in the West Bank city of Jenin, November 27, 2025. (Islamic Jihad)

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group says the two terror suspects who were shot dead by Border Police officers after surrendering to them in the West Bank city of Jenin yesterday were members of its military wing.

In a statement, the Al-Quds Brigades identifies Youssef Asasa, 37, as a “field commander” and Mahmoud Abdallah, 26, as “one of the fighters” in the terror group’s local wing in Jenin.

Footage from the incident showed the two men exiting a building with their hands raised before they were killed.

The Justice Ministry’s Department for Internal Police Investigations has opened a criminal investigation into a Border Police officer involved in the incident.