Hamas has confirmed that four of its fighters were killed during an Israeli operation in the occupied West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had been conducting a counterterrorism operation in the Nour Shams area, near Tulkarm, where the fighters were targeted.
According to the IDF, an aircraft was used to strike two terrorists who were deemed an immediate threat to the security forces involved in the operation. Additionally, in a separate incident near Bethlehem, IDF soldiers fired shots at a Palestinian individual at the El'azar Junction, resulting in the man's death.