IDF eliminates Islamic Jihad’s Jenin terrorism chief
Noor Beitawi was responsible for planning, funding and executing attacks targeting Israeli civilians and security personnel.
Noor Beitawi was responsible for planning, funding and executing attacks targeting Israeli civilians and security personnel.
The main target of the pinpoint strike was a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander, Faris Qasim.
No Israeli casualties were reported.
The operation also netted 10 explosive devices and other weaponry.
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.
Israeli security forces followed the squad and informed the soldiers on the spot about the expected gunfire, after which an IDF drone eliminated the terrorists in time.
The ministry touts global public relations victory against Islamic Jihad, citing majority of supportive statements during Operation Shield and Arrow.
The IDF targeted several Palestinian Islamic Jihad sites, including the headquarters of a senior terror chief, in the Gaza Strip overnight on Friday.
The IDF makes every effort to avoid civilian casualties while fighting vicious terrorists who aim to kill innocent people.
Abu-Deka ‘operated to advance, plan, and execute rocket fire attacks toward Israel,’ the IDF said.
The seven men approached soldiers after a clash in the town of Kabatia where two terrorists were eliminated.
Rocket attacks on Israel resume after Ali Ghali and two Islamic Jihad operatives in Gaza killed in IDF airstrikes.
The Texas Republican also called on his government to work with Israel to “confront terrorists that threaten our nations.”
Residents of southern Israel brace for rocket attacks.
One of the rockets hit a factory in the Sderot industrial area, causing damage.
The exchange came after heavy clashes between Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israeli troops left nine dead in Jenin on Thursday.
After the Shin Bet tip-off, security forces concluded there wasn’t a moment to lose; Israel is prepared for the possibility of rocket attacks from Gaza.
The rocket was likely shot by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists in retribution for the murder of a terrorist in Jenin.
