Joint IDF and ISA announcement:
The IDF and ISA struck an operations center where terrorists operated in the area of Jenin; a significant wanted terrorist responsible for numerous terror attacks was eliminated
Based on ISA intelligence, an IAF fighter jet and helicopter struck a compound used as an operations center of the terror infrastructure in Jenin.
A number of significant terrorists were inside the compound, some were involved in shooting attacks in the area of Jenin and planned to carry out additional terror attacks in the immediate future.
During the strike, the terrorist Islam Khamayseh was eliminated. Khamayseh was a senior terrorist operative in the Jenin Camp, responsible for a series of terror attacks in the area, including the shooting attack that took place in the community of Hermesh in May 2023, during which Meir Tamari was murdered. Khamayseh was also responsible for the terror attack at the Efes junction, during which several Israeli civilians were injured.
The compound was a dangerous terrorist infrastructure, its dismantling was carried out to remove an imminent threat posed by the terrorists who promoted terror attacks in the area of Jenin and Israeli territory.
The IDF and ISA will continue operating to thwart any terror threat to Israeli civilians.
Attached is a video of the strike: https://bit.ly/3ys7vK3
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