Israel eliminates two high-ranking Hamas militants in the West Bank
Kyiv • UNN
The Israeli Defense Forces reported the elimination of two high-ranking Hamas militants in an air strike in the West Bank. The militants were involved in the August 11 terrorist attack that killed an Israeli.
On Saturday, August 17, two high-ranking Hamas militants were killed in an air strike on a car in the West Bank. This was reported on the X platform by the press service of the Israeli Defense Forces, reports UNN.
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Both eliminated militants were involved in the August 11 terrorist attack in the Jordan Valley that killed Israeli Yonatan Deutsch.
According to the Times of Israel, Hamas confirmed that two members of the group were killed in the strike.
In a statement, Hamas said Raafat Dawasi was the commander of the local wing of the terrorist group in Jenin, and Ahmed Abu Ara was a senior operative.
Earlier it was reported that Israel and militants of the Lebanese group Hezbollah exchanged air strikes, which led to the death of the commander of an elite Hezbollah unit and the injury of two Israeli soldiers.
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