WEB DESK: Israeli air strike kills two Hamas fighters in the occupied West Bank.
An Israeli air strike has killed two Hamas fighters in the city of Tulkarem, the Palestinian group said, underscoring Israel’s renewed focus on the occupied West Bank since the start of the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said that the two men killed on Monday were members of its armed wing.
Israeli military said, it targeted a man who served as Hamas’s leader in Tulkarem, who it said was behind numerous attacks on Israelis, in addition to another Hamas member.
Meanwhile, witnesses in Tulkarem told to the news agency that an Israeli raid was under way in the city.
That operation comes as Israeli raids on the nearby Jenin area continued into a seventh day.
On January 21, Israeli forces, supported by armored vehicles and drones, initiated a series of assaults on Jenin, a densely populated township located north of Tulkarem. This operation is part of Israel’s broader “Iron Wall” campaign.
Since the start of the operation, at least 16 Palestinians have been killed in Jenin and the surrounding areas, according to Palestinian health authorities.
