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Israeli Military: Head of Islamic Jihad Killed in West Bank

Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. AFP
Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. AFP
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Israeli Military: Head of Islamic Jihad Killed in West Bank

Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. AFP
Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. AFP

Israel said it had killed Muhammad Abdullah, the head of the Islamic Jihad's network in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nur Shams in the West Bank.

The Palestinian health ministry said on Friday that two people were killed in an Israeli strike on Nur Shams.

Abdullah, who Israel said had been involved in a number of attacks against its soldiers, was killed along with another "terrorist" in a strike near Tulkarm, the military and security agency said in a statement on Friday.

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Israeli Tank Fires on UNIFIL Base in Lebanon’s Naqoura

This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
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Israeli Tank Fires on UNIFIL Base in Lebanon’s Naqoura

This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

The UN peacekeeping force said Friday that an Israeli tank fired on its headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, hitting an observation tower and wounding two peacekeepers, who were hospitalized.

Israeli forces had fired on positions used by the UN peacekeepers on Wednesday and Thursday, the UN force said.

The UNIFIL force said two of its peacekeepers were injured in one of the incidents.

The Israeli military acknowledged opening fire at a UN base in southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it had ordered the peacekeepers to “remain in protected spaces.”

Israel is now at war with Hamas in Gaza and its ally Hezbollah in Lebanon, which began firing rockets at Israel on Oct. 8, 2023.

Israel recently escalated bombardment in Lebanon and invaded a strip inside the Lebanese border, vowing to push out Hezbollah fighters.

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon on Thursday recommended "UNIFIL relocate 5 km (3 miles) north to avoid danger as fighting intensifies.”