At least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid Wednesday morning in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
A Border Police spokesman said in a statement that officers along with Israel Defense Forces soldiers sought to arrest Abd al-Rahman Hazem, the brother of a terrorist who carried out a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv earlier this year, and Muhammed Alownah.
The pair were responsible for a series of shooting attacks in recent months, including one that targeted a Defense Ministry engineering vehicleworking along the northern West Bank security barrier earlier this month, the police spokesman said.
Israeli officials said the pair planned “more significant attacks in the near future.”
Israeli troops had surrounded the home belonging to the family of Ra’ad Hazem, the terrorist who opened fire on April 7 on patrons at the Ilka bar on Dizengoff street in Tel Aviv, killing three.
Footage published by Palestinian media outlets showed smoke rising from the building in Jenin.
Palestinian media reported that troops fired small missiles at the building, but the IDF and police said the wanted gunmen set off a large bomb as troops attempted to enter the home.
The IDF later published drone footage showing the moment the two gunmen set off the explosive devices as troops surrounded the home.
“Hazem and Alownah were killed in the exchange of fire,” police said, adding that troops seized an assault rifle from one of the gunmen.
Police also published headcam footage of officers approaching the home and killing one of the gunmen who appeared to have jumped out of the building
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