Joint statement by the IDF and Shin Bet spokespersons: The IDF and Shin Bet used an air force aircraft to eliminate the head of the Hamas terrorist organization in Tulkarm: As part of the operation in the Judea and Samaria Division, security forces began operating a short time ago to thwart terrorism in Tulkarm
In a joint operation by the IDF and Shin Bet earlier today, an air force aircraft attacked the Tulkarm area in the Ephraim Brigade and eliminated Ihab Abu Atiwi, who served as the head of the Hamas terrorist organization in Tulkarm, along with another terrorist who was eliminated.
Abu Atiwi was involved in numerous shooting attacks, including a shooting attack against an Israeli vehicle at the Ramin Junction carried out on July 16, 2024, in which three Israeli civilians were injured.
The operation to eliminate him is a direct continuation of the intensive counterterrorism operation by the Shin Bet and the IDF against terrorist infrastructures in the northern Samaria region.
In addition, as part of the counterterrorism operation in the Judea and Samaria Division, numerous IDF, Shin Bet and Border Guard forces recently began operating to counterterrorism in Tulkarm in the Ephraim Brigade.