Israel said it killed 10 Hamas fighters on Aug. 28 after sending troops into the West Bank city of Jenin in a counter-terrorist operation.
Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm on Wednesday.
Shoshani said three Hamas fighters were killed in an airstrike in Tulkarm and four in an airstrike in the Al-Faraa refugee camp.
He said another five suspected Hamas fighters were arrested. He added the raids were the first stage of an operation involving “large forces.”
In a post on social media platform X, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, “We must deal with the threat just as we deal with the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, including the temporary evacuation of Palestinian residents and whatever steps might be required. This is a war in every respect, and we must win it.”
Hamas has called on Palestinians in the West Bank to rise up and, “join the sacred battle of our people.”
