An Israeli airstrike in the occupied West Bank resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian militants on Thursday, as confirmed by the Israeli military. The strike, which targeted the Tulkarm area, specifically took down Muhammad Abdullah, the leader of the Nur Shams branch of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, along with another unidentified militant, according to a statement released by the Israel Defense Forces on Friday.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health also issued a statement reporting the casualties from the airstrike. The victims were identified as Muhammad Iyad Muhammad Abdullah, aged 20, and Awad Jamil Saqr Omar, aged 31. The Ministry attributed their deaths to the bombing carried out by the Israeli forces near Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm.
