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Saturday, October 5, 2024
Israel says at least 12 Palestinians killed in Tulkarem airstrike were terror operatives
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF and Shin Bet say they have identified at least 12 terror operatives among the dead in Thursday night’s fighter jet strike in the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
The strike had targeted a senior Hamas commander, Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi, who was planning a major terror attack on the anniversary of the October 7 massacre, according to the military.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry reported 18 dead in the strike, including eight and seven-year-old siblings Karam and Sham Abu Zahra.
According to the IDF, at least 12 of those killed in the strike are confirmed to be members of the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups. The two terror groups also announced the deaths of several operatives in the strike.
The Times of Israel Community.