Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation | BBC News

The Israeli military has said it’s killed the head of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters.

It comes as a major operation by the Israeli military continues for a third day in the north of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli security forces "encountered and eliminated" Wissam Khazem in a vehicle and then carried out air strikes on “two additional terrorists while they attempted to flee”, a statement said.

The Palestinian health ministry said the three men were killed overnight near the town of Zababdeh, south-east of Jenin.

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