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Israel Kills Islamic Jihad Commander Muhammad Abdullah, Ally of Hamas, in Overnight West Bank Airstrike

Oct 11, 2024, 04:36 AM

Israeli forces announced that they have eliminated Muhammad Abdullah, the head of the Islamic Jihad's network in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The operation, which took place overnight and involved an airstrike by the Israeli Air Force, was a joint effort between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security agency. Abdullah, an ally of Hamas, was involved in organizing and executing terror attacks and deploying explosives targeting IDF troops. Alongside him, another member of the militant group was also killed in the city of Tulkarm.