Israeli military conducted a rare drone strike in Jenin, West Bank on August 28, killing three Palestinians including a Hamas operative. The strike marked the first such aerial operation in the West Bank since February 2025.
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JENIN, West Bank, Aug 28 - Israel's military said it carried out an airstrike in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.
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JENIN, West Bank, Aug 28 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed a Hamas operative and two of his accomplices in the West Bank on Friday, the military said, in a rare use of deadly air power in the occupied territory. Hamas confirmed the man that Israel named as Qais Bitawi was one of its members and condemned the attack that killed him. The allied Islamic Jihad militant group also claimed him as a m
Israel carried out a rare airstrike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Friday, killing three Palestinians, including Qais Bitawi, whom the Israeli military described as responsible for local Hamas activity in Jenin refugee camp [france24.com#1][aawsat.com#2][al-monitor.com#1][reuters.com#1][japantoday.com#1]. The military said Bitawi had helped direct, fund and carry out attacks on Israeli
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Israel's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.
Israel's prime minister and defence minister praise the attack as Hamas calls for Israeli 'crimes' to stop.
Israel kills Hamas operative in rare West Bank air strike, military says Reuters
An Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinians in Jenin, the first such attack in the West Bank since February 2025.