The Israeli army entered the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank on Tuesday and shot dead three terrorist militiamen, including Mohamed Jalamneh, a high-ranking member of Hamasconfirmed the Israeli and Palestinian authorities.
Jalamneh, a Hamas terrorist involved in recent major terrorist activity, He hid in the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin and was neutralized“confirmed the Israeli army, which also killed others two members of Islamic Jihad, the brothers Mohamed and Basel Ghazawi.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the deaths of the three Palestinians and condemned a “new occupation massacre” in hospitals since Israeli troops “They broke into the hospital in Jenin and carried out a shootout there.”
“A terrorist cell hiding in Ibn Sina Hospital and planned to carry out a terrorist attack in the immediate future has been neutralized,” the military said in a statement.
Dressed as doctors, nurses and women
Israeli soldiers entered the hospital for the operation, which was carried out in less than 10 minutes dressed as doctors, nurses and Palestinian womenthey went to the third floor where the militiamen were and They killed the three Palestinians while they were sleeping using pistols fitted with silencersaccording to information published in Hebrew and Palestinian media.
Jalamneh, 27, was the target of this joint operation by the army, the Border Police and the Shin Bet, which would have passed on weapons and ammunition to other militiamen to “encourage shooting attacks and planned an attack inspired by the October 7 massacre was.” “.
He had been staying in the Jenin refugee camp, a stronghold of the militant movement in the West Bank, for some time, maintained contact with the Hamas leadership abroad and was even injured in a failed car bomb attack, a military spokesman said.
Hiding in the hospital along with Jalamneh were the Ghazawi brothers, who are linked to Islamic Jihad, were born in the Jenin refugee camp and, according to Israel, were involved in “terrorist activities” in the area.
The three were part of the Jenin Brigade, which was formed in the refugee camp two years ago to unite all militias in the region, regardless of their ideological affiliation.
Mohamed Ghazawi has been involved in “numerous attacks, including shootings at Israeli soldiers,” while Basel is also involved in “terrorist activities” in the region, according to the military statement.
Terrorists are hiding in hospitals
“Long-sought suspects They hide in hospitals and use them as a base for planning terrorist activities and carry out attacks on the assumption that the exploitation of hospitals will serve as protection against the anti-terror activities of the Israeli security forces,” the army said.
“This is another example of the cynical use of civilian areas and hospitals as sanctuaries and human shields by terrorist organizations,” added the army, which has also besieged and almost attacked its hospitals in the Gaza Strip, citing its members The terrorist group acts hidden there. Hamas.
For its part, the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) called on the United Nations, international institutions and human rights organizations to work to “end the series of daily crimes committed by the occupation against our people and health centers in the Gaza Strip.” Strip and the West Bank”
“International law provides general and specific protections for civilian sites, including hospitals, in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention and the 1977 Geneva Conventions and the 1954 Hague Conventions,” Sanidad argued.