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Tulkarem airstrike targeted Hamas commander planning Oct. 7 anniversary attack — military sources
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Last night’s airstrike in the West Bank city of Tulkarem killed a Hamas commander who was planning a major terror attack on the first anniversary of the October 7 onslaught, military sources say.
The IDF and Shin Bet said earlier that Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi was planning an imminent terror attack.
Military sources described Oufi as a “ticking time bomb,” who was planning a major attack on October 7.
At least 18 Palestinians were reported killed in the strike.
The IDF also says it is on heightened alert for other attempts by Hamas to carry out attacks ahead of and on the anniversary of the massacre, both from the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
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