Day of mourning in Tulkareem as Israel kills 23 in missile attacks in the West Bank

IDF: We killed head of Hamas in the West Bank

 

Admin I Friday, Oct. 04, 2024

 

WEST BANK – It is a day of mourning in the West Bank as the Israeli Defence Forces, IDF rained missiles in civilian quarters in Tulkareem, killing not less than 23 people.

At least 20 people are injured in the missiles attack fired from fighter jets hovering over Gaza.

The Palestinian authority has released some of the names of those killed in the attacks.

They include Ghaith Badi’ Muhammad Radwan, Zahi Yasser Abdul Razek Awfi, Ayman Khaled Fawzi Tanji, Asem Noman Muhammad Qawzah, Basil Mahmoud Zaher Nafi’ and Anwar Muhammad Musa Masimi.

Others are Ahmad Jamal Saeed Obeid, Saja Nasser Mahmoud Khrioush, Omar Nimr Muhammad Fiat, Muhammad Salah Ahmad Abu Zahra, Muhammad Mamoun Muhammad Anbas, Rawan Jawad Musa Ghanem, Muhammad Tahseen Khalil, Mohsen Dabaya and Sham Zahra

Speaking on the Tulkareem incident. the IDF said it eliminated the head of the Hamas network in Tulkarm, alongside some fighters.

“Earlier today (Thursday), in a joint IDF and ISA counterterrorism operation, the IAF conducted an ISA intelligence-based strike in the Tulkarm area and eliminated the terrorist Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi, the head of the Hamas terrorist network in Tulkarm.

“Oufi planned and led the attempted car-bombing attack in Ateret on 02.09.2024. As part of his role, Oufi supplied weaponry to a large number of terrorists in the area, planning and leading a significant amount of additional terror attacks directed toward communities in Judea and Samaria and the rest of the the Israeli Homefront. Oufi planned to execute a terror attack in the immediate timeframe.

“Furthermore, Oufi took part in the planning and executing of numerous significant and extreme terror attacks against Israeli civilians in Judea and Samaria, including attacks that led to the injury of additional Israeli civilians. Oufi operated to strengthen the Hamas terrorist network and aid additional terrorists in the area in the execution of significant shooting attacks and car bombings.

“Alongside Oufi, multiple other significant terrorists who were part of the terror network in Tulkarm were eliminated.

“This strike joins a number of significant counterterrorism activities that the IDF and ISA have conducted in northern Judea and Samaria since the start of the war”, IDF Spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said.