[News]Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation

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The Israeli military says it has killed the head of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major operation continues for a third day in the north of the occupied West Bank.
Israeli security forces shot dead Wissam Khazem and then carried out airstrikes on the other two as they attempted to flee, a statement said.
The Palestinian health ministry said the three men were killed overnight near the town of Zababdeh, southeast of Jenin. Hamas also confirmed their deaths.
Gunfire and explosions continued to be heard inside Jenin itself on Friday, while Israeli forces pulled out of Tulkarm and its refugee camps.

There has been no confirmation of the withdrawal from the military, which said on Thursday that it had killed five members of armed groups in Tulkarm, including their local leader.
At least 19 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli operation, which is one of the biggest in the West Bank in two decades, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Most of those killed have been identified as fighters. But the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said children and one person with disabilities were reportedly among the dead.
There has been a spike in violence in the West Bank since Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel on 7 October and the ensuing war in Gaza.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed as Israeli forces have intensified their raids, saying they are trying to stem deadly Palestinian attacks on Israelis in the West Bank and Israel.

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