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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Palestinian media: Gunman in Tuesday’s deadly West Bank attack is brother of slain Islamic Jihad commander
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The perpetrator of yesterday’s deadly shooting attack at an IDF checkpoint near the northern West Bank village of Tayasir is identified by Palestinian media as Muhammad Daraghmeh.
Muhammad is reportedly the brother of Ahmad Daraghmeh, who was the commander of a local wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the area, known as the Tubas Battalion. He was killed by the IDF in February 2024.
Israeli defense authorities have not yet confirmed the identity of the gunman who killed two soldiers and wounded eight others in the attack.
عاجل| مصادر عائلية: منفذ عملية تياسير هو الشهيد محمد دراغمة شقيق الشـــهيد القيادي بكتيبة طوباس أحمد دراغمة "الجغل". pic.twitter.com/A8ADgpaZrC
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