During the operation, forces exchanged fire with terrorists, some of which were identified as being hit, the IDF said.
The strike, which was done with real-time intelligence by the Shin Bet, killed Islaam Hamaisa, one of the commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Jenin Brigade.
The military released a photo of two automatic rifles that it said were used by several gunmen to shoot at the soldiers, at an outpost near the flashpoint Palestinian city of Jenin.
According to Palestinian reports, a man was accused of collaborating with Israelis was executed, with the execution led by his brother.
The forces killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist Ahmed Barakat, the murderer of Meir Tamari, who was killed in a terror attack in Hermesh in May of 2023.
The Lowlands police division is currently training to thwart possible terrorist infiltrations from the Jenin district into Jewish settlements.
In Jenin, Israeli forces arrested one of the wanted persons under the intelligence guidance of the Shin Bet • Forces worked to uncover buried explosives aimed at harming IDF personnel
The terrorist, identified as Yasser Hanoun, was on his way to commit a shooting attack.
Israel’s military was not immediately available for comment on their statement.
In view of the host’s persistence on the issue, Bennett emphasized his point by saying: "If Osama bin Laden is in a hospital and his thumb is injured, do you go in and kill him? The answer is yes."