Israel carries out a rare airstrike in the West Bank near Jenin, killing a Palestinian Israel describes as a Hamas militant operative and two accomplices, according to the Israeli military. The strike targets a car in the area, with medics and the military reporting the deaths.
Hamas condemns the attack. One outlet reports Hamas confirmed the person named by Israel as Qais Bitawi as one of its members, while another account from Reuters says Hamas did not claim the targeted individual. A separate group, Islamic Jihad, is also reported in one source as claiming him. France 24 and other summaries emphasize the “rare” use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory, reflecting that airstrikes of this type are not frequent.
Overall reporting converges on the location, the method—airstrike on a car—and the casualty count of three, while differing on whether Hamas formally claimed the identity of the targeted operative.
