Qassam commander killed in Israeli drone strike on West Bank's Tulkarm
A commander of the Gaza-based Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the occupied West Bank.
Local Palestinian media reports said the Tulkarm commander, Ihab Abu Attiya, was killed when an Israeli drone struck his vehicle near the camp in the Nur Shams on Monday.
Hamas in a statement confirmed that Abu Attiya had "ascended to martyrdom as a result of the occupation’s targeting."
The resistance movement said the strike was a “desperate attempt to eliminate the resistance.”
Hamas said, "The timing of the assassination, which coincided with the occupation’s intensification of its war in the West Bank, confirms that it will not bring it security and stability."
In a video recorded two days ago, Abu Attiya was seen while receiving the Palestinians released following the prisoner exchange deal with the Israeli regime.
An Israeli military raid is ongoing in the vicinity of Tulkarem camp in the northern occupied West Bank.
Israel has released a list of more than 700 Palestinian prisoners, who are to be released under the deal. More than 230 prisoners are serving life sentences and will be permanently sent to exile upon their release.
Hamas has said Israel was forced to "open the doors of his cells to our heroic prisoners,” after more than 14 months of "unprecedented brutal aggression that targeted every inch of Gaza in its barbarity."
Since the ceasefire took effect in Gaza, the regime has targeted the refugee camp of Jenin.
On Sunday, the Health Ministry said 26-year-old Abdul Jawad Yasser al-Ghoul, who was injured on January 21, succumbed to his injuries. His death has brought to 16 the number of those killed in Jenin.
Israel’s military action has not been confined to Jenin.
Israel’s intensified raids in the West Bank have drawn condemnations. The UN has warned that Israel may repeat its campaign of genocide in Gaza in the West Bank.
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