The officers of a special undercover unit were dressed as Palestinians and medical staff, including fake beards, surveillance camera footage showed. They went to the third floor where the officers shot the three with pistols fitted with a silencer. It could have been a scene from the popular Netflix series Fauda.
Israel has several undercover units that mingle with the local population in the West Bank, such as the Mista'avrim. However, this operation is said to have been the work of Yamam, a special anti-terrorist unit. According to eyewitnesses, they were dressed as doctors, nurses and Palestinian women. The action at Ibn Sina Hospital, on the outskirts of Jenin, started at 6:30 am and lasted just ten minutes. No one was injured.
Stronghold According to Israel, the trio was planning an attack on a settlement. Two of them are said to be members of Hams, the third of Islamic Jihad. Israel arrested another Palestinian suspect hiding in an ambulance. Jenin is known as an extremist stronghold, where the Israeli army has carried out several major operations in recent months.
One of the victims is 27-year-old Mohammed Jalamneh, who Israel says was in contact with the Hamas leadership abroad. He is said to have supplied weapons and ammunition to terrorists to carry out an attack. There were plans for an attack like on October 7, this time against a settlement.
"Jalamneh was planning a terrorist attack in the near future and used the hospital as a hideout and therefore he was neutralized," an army statement said. “Israeli security forces will continue to act against any threat that endangers the safety of Israeli citizens.”
The other two victims were brothers Mohammed and Basel Ghazawi, who were allegedly involved in attacks on Israeli soldiers in the past.
Abroad Israel has also eliminated several Hamas terrorists abroad in recent months, including in Lebanon the man responsible for the West Bank terror movement. It does not shy away from possible consequences, such as a war with Hezbollah.
The situation on the West Bank also remains tense. The army leadership has been warning for weeks about a major explosion of violence. Hamas says it will take revenge for the deaths of the trio.
The images of the operation will undoubtedly lead to criticism, such as disguising themselves as medical personnel. However, Israel says that Hamas and other terror groups use medical facilities as bases in both Gaza and the West Bank, and that it must intervene there.
Israel claims it has now killed a quarter of Hamas' military wing in Gaza. Another quarter would be so injured that they could no longer be deployed on the battlefield. Nevertheless, victory is still far from within reach. Hamas's leadership remains largely intact as the movement tries to regain power in northern Gaza. Israel had partly withdrawn its troops there, but now reinforcements will be sent again.
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