Five Palestinian terrorists killed by Israeli army in West Bank
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Sunday, May 5, 2024
The Israeli army killed five Palestinian soldiers in West Bank, Tulkarm during a Saturday night offensive. Officials from both Hamas and the Israeli army confirmed that four of the five soldiers were from Hamas. Hamas said four of the soldiers killed during the raid in the Deir al-Ghusun village were from its al-Qassam armed group. The Palestinian health ministry said the soldiers bodies were taken by the Israeli army. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed soldiers of the militant Palestinian group Hamas, said that the death of three soldiers, along with its Tulkarem chief, Alaa Adib. The offensive happened in an overnight raid at a Deir al-Ghusun village in the West Bank. The Hamas fighters were closed-up in a building during a 12 hour siege. A soldier of the counter-terrorism group of Israel's border police was hurt in the operation. Israeli soldiers made a bulldozer destroy the house where the Hamas fighters were taking shelter. The Israeli army said they retrieved military equipment and weapon supplies after the raid.
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- "Israel army says five Palestinians killed in West Bank raid" — AFP, May 4, 2024
- Ali Sawafta, Maytaal Angel, Gareth Jones, Ros Russell and Nick Zieminski. "Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank's Tulkarm" — Reuters, May 4, 2024