The IDF announces the killing of a "significant wanted" militant in the West Bank. This is reported by CNN, UNN reports.
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On Friday, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that it had carried out an airstrike on an "operations center" in the West Bank city of Jenin, killing a "significant wanted militant.
In a statement, the IDF said that the militant Islam Hamaysa was a senior operative in the Jenin camp and was responsible for numerous attacks in the area.
The al-Quds Brigade, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, confirmed the killing of Islam Hamaysa in a statement on Friday. It was noted that he was the leader of the Jenin Brigade. The Jenin Brigade is a faction affiliated with the broader Islamic Jihad group.
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The Palestinian Ministry of Health informed that the air strike also wounded 8 people who were evacuated to two separate hospitals in the West Bank.