Targeted strike in Jenin from the air
<p>The IDF carried out a targeted airstrike a short time ago against several terrorists in Jenin, in the Menashe Regional Brigade area.</p><p>A security official said that three terrorists were inside the targeted vehicle.</p><p>The main target of the strike was a terrorist identified as the head of a terror network in Jenin, along with two additional accomplices who were working to advance…
On Friday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on a vehicle in the West Bank, resulting in the deaths of a former leader of the Jenin terror cell and two additional terrorists, according to a joint statement from the military and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). Qais Bitwani, the senior terrorist targeted, was a former member of the now-defunct Jenin terrorist network and a relative of the late former Jenin terrorist network commander Noor Bitawi, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.
The military statement highlighted that Bitwani was actively involved in significant terrorist activities, including directing, funding, and executing attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians, and had maintained connections to Hamas in the Gaza Strip and international operatives. The vehicle also contained weapons. Following the strike, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the IDF for successfully thwarting the terrorists on X/Twitter, while Defense Minister Israel Katz emphasized the proactive policy in Judea and Samaria, noting an 80% decrease in West Bank terrorist activity.
The IDF and security forces described the operation as part of their ongoing efforts to prevent terrorism.
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