Thread by @Ostrov_A

You'll be hearing a lot about #Jenin today, so here are the facts:

1. Jenin is a hotbed of Palestinian terror activity. Many terror attacks have emanated from there in past year, that have killed and injured Israelis.

2. Earlier this morning, Israeli security forces conducted a counterterrorism operation in the center of the Jenin camp, to apprehend a terror squad belonging to the Islamic Jihad terror organization.

3. During the operation, the terror squad opened fire toward the Israeli security forces and a crossfire was exchanged, during which three terrorists were eliminated.

4. The Islamic Jihad terror operatives were heavily involved in executing and planning multiple major terror attacks, including shooting attacks on IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians.

5. During the operation, the security forces operated to surround the building in which the suspects were located. Two armed suspects were identified fleeing the scene and were neutralized by the security forces.

6. One of the suspects who was in the building surrendered himself. IDF combat engineering soldiers entered the building in order to detonate two explosive devices used by the suspects, where there was an additional armed suspect who was neutralized by the soldiers at the scene.

7. During the operation to apprehend the terrorists, additional armed suspects opened fire toward the security forces, who responded with live fire in self-defense.

8. There have been number of reports of possible civilian casualties. At this stage, these reports have not been confirmed and the facts unknown.

9. The operation was based on precise intelligence information provided to the Israeli security forces and necessitated by need to neutralize immediate threat posed by Palestinian terror operatives.

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