Israeli Army targets Hamas, Fatah commanders in airstrike VIDEO

Israeli forces have conducted an airstrike in Tulkarm, eliminating two key militant commanders.

Ashraf Nafaa, 39, head of the Hamas military wing in Tul Karem, was killed in the IDF drone strike, Caliber.Az reports via Israeli media.

Nafaa had previously evaded capture multiple times.

Alongside Nafaa, Abu Abdo, a commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalions, the military wing of Fatah, was also killed. Preliminary reports indicate that at least five people died in the attack.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Press Service confirmed the use of an attack UAV targeting armed militants as part of an ongoing counter-terrorism operation conducted by the Menashe Brigade. The operation is still in progress, with continued exchanges of fire reported in the area.

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Smoke is rising from the city as the operation continues, and no injuries among IDF soldiers have been reported.

Palestinians have accused the IDF of transporting the bodies of the deceased using a military bulldozer, a claim which has been met with scepticism by Israeli officials.

Moreover, overnight, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on Hezbollah military sites in southern Lebanon, targeting weapon storage facilities.

According to a statement from the army, the airstrike struck a Hezbollah weapons depot in the Aita al-Shab area, as well as infrastructure used by terrorists in the Houla and Aita al-Shab regions.

In addition to the airstrike, artillery fire was used to neutralize threats originating from the Aita al-Shab area.