Israeli forces disguised as civilians stormed a hospital in the West Bank and killed three Palestinian terrorists.
CCTV footage that surfaced online appeared to show a handful of commandos dressed as nurses, women in hijabs, and others when they stormed through a hallway inside the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin carrying assault weapons.
The three Palestinians were identified as siblings Mohammad and Basil Ayman al Ghazawi and Mohammad Walid Jalamna, according to Palestinian state news agency WAFA. Basil Ayman al Ghazawi had been receiving treatment in the hospital for an injury he suffered.
The Israel Defense Forces said Malamneh “had recently been involved in promoting significant terrorist activity and was hiding in the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin” and said the other men included “Mohammed Al-Ghazawi from the Jenin Camp, a terrorist operative of the Jenin Battalions who was involved in numerous attacks including firing at IDF soldiers in the area, and Basel Al-Ghazawi from the Jenin Camp, Mohammed’s brother, an Islamic Jihad terrorist organization operative involved in terror activities in the area.”
Far-right Israeli leader Itamar Ben Gvir posted footage of the operatives on social media and congratulated the forces who carried it out.
The mission “led to the elimination of three terrorists — let all our enemies know that our forces will operate everywhere and by all means to protect and protect our citizens State of Israel,” he said.
There were no immediate reports of other casualties.
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Israel has frequently been criticized for carrying out military operations in and around hospitals in Gaza and now in the West Bank, though Israeli officials note that militants often hide in civilian and protected areas, hospitals included.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned the Israeli operation in a health center and called on the United Nations and international organizations to provide the necessary protection for hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
