IDF Attacks Terrorists In Jenin Mosque, 12 Terrorists Eliminated In Tulkarm Battle

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli forces carried out an airstrike early Sunday, apparently from a fighter jet, on a tunnel used by terror group members at a mosque in the northern Samaria city of Jenin, according to an IDF and Shin Bet report.

The report stated that members of the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups were sheltering at what the IDF and Shin Bet called an “underground terror route” at the al-Ansari mosque in Jenin, prior to carrying out an imminent terror attack. Palestinian sources said that two terrorists were killed in the attack and several others injured.

The Shin Bet and military said the terrorists were using the mosque as a base to plan and carry out attacks, including the recent detonation of an explosive near Israeli troops along the security barrier in Samaria. No Israeli forces were hurt in the blast on October 14, and police said officers killed at least four terrorists at the scene.

Additionally, Israeli troops were active Thursday in the Nur A-Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm. During a battle with local terrorists, 12 of the terrorists were eliminated and one border policeman, Maxim Rezhinkov, was killed in the clashes

The al-Ansari mosque had been raided by Israeli forces during a major operation in Jenin in July, uncovering what was called “terror infrastructure” and armaments.

At the time, the IDF said that troops found two interconnected tunnel openings. Explosives, weapons, and other military equipment were found inside the holes and scattered across the mosque.

Tensions have risen in Judea and Samaria in the wake of Hamas’s October 7th attack, with Hamas attempting to urge Palestinians to rise up and identify with the Gaza branch of the terrorist group. There have been several clashes between the IDF and terrorists in recent days, with Palestinians claiming that 90 people have been killed in various incidents since October 7th.

The IDF said Sunday that troops had arrested 727 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 480 affiliated with Hamas, since the beginning of the war in Gaza.

On Saturday, the IDF said troops demolished the home of Hamas terrorist Maher Shalloun — in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp — who was charged with killing American-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles on the Route 90 highway in February.

Additionally, the IDF reported Sunday that it had eliminated a terrorist involved in planning the murder of Shai Silas and Aviad Nir Nigarker in Huwara last August. The two were gunned down at a gas station in the Samarian village.