Israeli Forces Kill Local Hamas Commander in West Bank

Illustrative: Israeli troops guard, at the scene of a shooting, near Hebron, in the West Bank, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Israeli forces killed a local commander of the Islamist terrorist group Hamas in the flashpoint city of Jenin on Friday as they pressed a major operation in the West Bank for a third day, the Israeli military said.

The military said Border Police forces had killed Wassem Hazem, who it said was the head of Hamas in Jenin and was involved in shooting...