JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it struck “several terrorists” on Friday in the northern occupied West Bank, a rare airstrike in the partly semi-autonomous Palestinian territory that has seen growing tension. “A short while ago, the IDF conducted a precise strike against several terrorists in the Jenin area. Details to follow,” the military said in a brief statement.

The strike targeted Qais Bitawi, who Shin Bet says was head of Hamas activity in Jenin, along with two accomplices; PM and defense minister praise operation as success

Israel’s military said it carried out an airstrike in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well