Hamas said one of its commanders in the occupied West Bank was killed in a clash with Israeli forces.
In a statement released Monday evening, Hamas said Mohammed Jaber Abdo was killed along with three other fighters in a village near Ramallah, where the headquarters of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority is located.
A joint statement from the Israeli army and police said Monday that undercover forces had tracked down a suspect wanted in connection with an attack on a nearby Jewish settlement.
Violence has increased in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, sparked by the October 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel.
Since then, more than 530 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Most were killed during violent protests or Israeli arrest raids, which often trigger shootings.
Earlier Monday, the U.N. Security Council overwhelmingly approved a U.S. resolution that welcomes a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 36,730 people, according to the Gaza report. The Ministry of Health, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its count. Palestinians face widespread hunger because the war largely cut off the flow of food, medicine and other supplies. UN agencies say more than 1 million people in Gaza could face similar fate highest level of starvation in mid-July.
Israel started the war after Hamas attack on October 7in which militants stormed into southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people – mostly civilians – and kidnapping around 250.
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— Centrist Benny Gantz leaves Israeli war cabinet, citing frustrations with Netanyahu
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HAMAS COMMANDER KILLED IN WEST BANK
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hamas says one of its commanders in the occupied West Bank was killed in a clash with Israeli forces.
In a statement released Monday evening, Hamas said Mohammed Jaber Abdo was killed along with three other fighters in a village near Ramallah, where the headquarters of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority is located. Abdo had spent 20 years in Israeli prisons.
A joint statement from the Israeli army and police said Monday that undercover forces had tracked down a suspect wanted in connection with an attack on a nearby Jewish settlement.
He said the man was hiding in a compound with three other suspects and that law enforcement opened fire when they tried to run them over with a car and flee. Weapons were found in the car.
Violence has increased in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, sparked by the October 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel.
Since then, more than 530 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Most were killed during violent protests or Israeli arrest raids, which often trigger shootings.
Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. The Palestinians want the three territories for their future state.
