WATCH: IDF airstrike eliminates six terrorists in Jenin
During the operation, three IDF soldiers were wounded when an explosive device detonated near their vehicle, forcing supporting troops to evacuate them to safety.
During the operation, three IDF soldiers were wounded when an explosive device detonated near their vehicle, forcing supporting troops to evacuate them to safety.
The IDF also struck a terror cell in Jenin, killing six terrorists and causing multiple injuries.
An IDF drone took out a Jenin-based terror cell which was responsible for several terror attacks which killed Yonatan Deutsch and wounded Anas Jaramana.
An IDF drone took out an armed terror cell advancing towards Israeli troops and recorded terrorists throwing explosives from the roof of a mosque.
The Jenin municipality reported that, ‘70% of the roads have been destroyed, water supply has been cut off to 80% of the city’s area. 20 km of water, sewage, communication, and electricity lines have been destroyed.’
The IDF identified the fallen soldier as Staff Sgt. Elkana Navon, 20, a squad commander in the Bislamach Brigade’s 906th Battalion.
Israeli security forces also carried out raids in the city of Hebron, where the two terrorists came from.
Special forces killed Wissam Hazem in the initial firefight, and airstrikes took out the other two gunmen fleeing from the scene.
The IDF has launched a counterterror operation in multiple Palestinian cities in Judea and Samaria in an effort to curb terror activities.
Several Palestinian suspects have been arrested so far in the operation, which is expected to last for several days.
The army ignored Shabak warnings that recent Iranian-supplied bombs can destroy the armored vehicles used nightly in anti-terror raids.
Unfortunately, the IDF doesn’t share the Netanyahu government’s understanding of the strategic realities on the ground.
A source in the Israeli military confirmed that the IDF is allowing the PA to regain control within the city of Jenin and its refugee camp.
Palestinians are already starting to rebuild their terror infrastructure following Operation Home and Garden.
Readers deserve better than an article claiming to give background on Jenin that erases Palestinian terrorism, its Israeli victims, and the real reasons behind Israel’s military operation.
Battalion 636 located terrorists in Jenin beforehand, warned troops in real time about their approach, and eliminated some directly.
‘Blaming Israel for these ruthless Palestinian acts only incentivizes the terrorists to continue using populated areas for their arms and weapons.’
With so much misinformation circulating regarding the IDF counterterrorism raid in Jenin, it’s time to set the record straight.
The investigation into the death of St. Sgt. David Yehuda Yitzchak is still ongoing.
The IDF destroyed a large part of the terror infrastructure Hamas and PIJ had built in Jenin and arrested about a third of their fighters.