Hostilities have escalated in the West Bank while fighting between the IDF and Hamas still rages in the Gaza Strip, nearly 11 months after Israel invaded the territory.
Israel i police in the occupied West Bank killed Wassem Hazem , who the IDF said was the commander of Hamas in Jenin .
Villager Saif Ghannam, 25, said one of the two other men who escaped from the vehicle was killed just outside his house by a small drone strike that shattered nearby windows, while a second man was killed a short distance away. Hostilities have escalated in the West Bank while fighting between the IDF and Hamas still rages in the Gaza Strip, nearly 11 months after Israel invaded the territory in response to the October 7 terrorist attacks.The IDF statement said a man who was "eliminated" had been the head of a terrorist network.
The British government said on Friday it was "deeply concerned" by Israel's operation in the West Bank and said there was an urgent need for de-escalation.
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