MOSCOW, August 18 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), together with the Israeli General Security Service (Shabak), reported the elimination of two senior members of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the city of Jenin on the West Bank.
Earlier, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported the death of two people as a result of an Israeli strike on a car in Jenin.
«The IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated two senior Hamas terrorists in Jenin who were involved in planning the shooting in the Jordan Valley that killed Jonathan Deutsch,» the army said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
According to the Israeli army spokesman, one of the dead Hamas members was involved in «further terrorist attacks» and was involved in making explosive devices for carrying out attacks, while the other was responsible for Hamas' military infrastructure in the Jenin area.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported last Sunday that near the Mehola crossing in the West Bank, «drive-by terrorists opened fire on several vehicles» in the area. Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service reported that one Israeli was killed and another was wounded in the shooting.
On October 7, 2023, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. After that, fighters from the Palestinian Hamas movement penetrated the border areas, opening fire on the military and civilians, and took more than 200 hostages. According to the authorities, about 1.2 thousand people were killed.
The Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip, which includes strikes on civilian targets. Israel announced a complete blockade of the enclave: supplies of water, electricity, fuel, food and medicine were stopped. The Gaza Strip was effectively divided into southern and northern parts, Israel is conducting a ground operation in Rafah, which is considered the last stronghold of Hamas.
According to the Gaza Strip Ministry of Health, since October 7, 2023, the death toll from Israeli strikes has exceeded 40 thousand people, the number of injured is more than 92.4 thousand.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to cease hostilities. According to Moscow's position, a settlement is possible only on the basis of the formula approved by the UN Security Council with the creation of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.