(Adnkronos) – “Three Palestinian terrorists were killed” in the Jenin area, West Bank. This is what the IDF reports in a statement published on ‘Telegram’. As part of a joint operation by the Israeli army with the Shin Bet in the Jenin area, the IDF “eliminated Qais Bitawi, a Hamas member belonging to the Jenin terrorist network, dismantled during Operation ‘Iron Wall’. Bitawi was involved in promoting significant terrorist activity, including planning, financing, and carrying out attacks against Israeli civilians and security forces. He also maintained ties with Hamas in the Gaza Strip and with Hamas elements abroad. The terrorist was eliminated in an Israeli Air Force airstrike along with two other accomplices. Weapons were also found inside their vehicle.”
The Palestinian, the IDF further reports, “was a relative of Noor Bitawi, commander of the Jenin terrorist network, eliminated by Israeli security forces in May 2025.”