Israel Defense Forces Says Eliminated "Significant" Target During Strike on Jenin
20240518
MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), jointly with the Israel Security Agency (ISA), said they eliminated one of "significant" targets in an airstrike on their operations center in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Earlier, the IDF said an Israeli fighter jet carried out an airstrike in the area of Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that one person was killed and eight others injured in Israeli shelling of Jenin.
"Based on ISA intelligence, an IAF fighter jet and helicopter struck a compound used as an operations center," the statement read, adding that a number of "significant" militants were inside the compound.
The statement stressed that the IDF eliminated the militant, who was on the search list for alleged involvement in a number of attacks, including a shooting incident in May 2023.
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