Posted on 03/09/23
| News Source: JPost
Three members of the Islamic Jihad terrorist movement were killed in a firefight with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Jaba, near Jenin, early Thursday morning.
IDF soldiers and Border Police officers were operating in the area to arrest Palestinians suspected of terrorist activity when the three began firing on the Israeli forces from within a vehicle nearby. The Israeli forces fired back and killed the three.
In the car, Israeli forces found firearms and explosives. Photos from the scene showed the logo of the Islamic Jihad movement on objects in the vehicle after the raid.
The three Palestinians were identified as Sufyan Adnan Ismail Al-Fakhouri, 26, Ahmed Muhammad Dheeb Fashafsha, 22, and Nayef Ahmed Yusef Malaysha, 25. According to Palestinian reports, the three were released from Israeli prisons just a few months ago. The IDF stated that the three are suspected of carrying out a number of shooting attacks in recent months.
The three were identified as Islamic Jihad militants Ahmad Bashabsha and Sufyan Fakhouri. A third slain Palestinian, Nayef Maleisha, was also identified as a militant.