WATCH: IDF drone uncovers explosives lab hidden in a northern Judea and Samaria mosque
The IDF recently began a multi-week counterterror operation across Judea and Samaria in an effort to quell terror attacks and the production of weapons.
The IDF recently began a multi-week counterterror operation across Judea and Samaria in an effort to quell terror attacks and the production of weapons.
‘The entire nation mourns the terrible loss … and I send our condolences from the bottom of our hearts to his family,’ said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The main target of the pinpoint strike was a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander, Faris Qasim.
During Operation Protective Edge in 2014, part of the tunnel was destroyed by the IDF, and this time they made sure to completely dismantle it.
Several Palestinian suspects have been arrested so far in the operation, which is expected to last for several days.
Friedman, who served with the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion, was from Or Yehuda in central Israel.
The IDF ‘is doing holy work,’ Al-Qadi stressed, thanking the soldiers for ‘risking their lives to rescue him.
