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Israel kills Hamas terrorist behind deadly 2000s West Bank attacks
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Israeli security forces killed Hamas terrorist Farah Hamed in a joint operation in central Gaza, targeting a key figure responsible for deadly attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.
- Hamed was a senior operative in Hamas's military wing and West Bank Headquarters, involved in multiple fatal shooting attacks in the early 2000s, including incidents that killed both civilians and IDF soldiers.
- He played a role in directing terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria in recent years and was part of the Silwad cell responsible for several deadly attacks in the Binyamin area.
- Hamed was previously released to Gaza in 2011 as part of the Gilad Schalit prisoner exchange deal but continued to engage in terrorism until his elimination in 2024.
- Another Hamas terrorist involved in the 2003 Ein Yabrud attack, which killed three IDF soldiers, was also eliminated by Israeli forces in Gaza earlier in 2024.
