Police confirm officers entered the West Bank city of Tulkarem earlier today to kill members of a terror cell that was planning to carry out major attacks on behalf of Hamas.
In a joint statement with the Shin Bet security agency, police say officers of the elite Yamam counterterrorism unit killed four members of the cell.
It says the cell had already carried out dozens of shooting attacks, and had operated “under the guidance and funding” of Hamas in Gaza Strip and abroad, as well as other terror groups.
“In the process, they received hundreds of thousands of shekels to advance terror activity,” the statement says.
According to police and the Shin Bet, the cell was working to arm itself, carry out bombing attacks, launch rockets from the West Bank, and recruit additional members for attacks.
Two assault rifles were seized from the gunmen during the operation today, police say.
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