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Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorists Killed After 4-Hour Shootout

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Jerusalem [Israel], January 23 (ANI/TPS): Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists responsible for deadly shooting attack were killed during an ongoing counterterror operation in Burqin, near Jenin, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday morning.

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Muhammad Nazal and Katiba Shelbi were killed during a four-hour exchange of gunfire after barricading themselves inside a building.

Nazal and Shelbi were involved in a Jan. 6 shooting attack near Kedumim in which a police officer and two retired teachers were killed. Hamas initially claimed responsibility for that attack.

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The IDF said additional suspects who linked to the shooting spree were also detained for questioning.

During the operation, one soldier was moderately injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.

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Meanwhile, a major counterterror operation in the Jenin refugee camp entered its third day. The raid came on the heels of the Palestinian Authority's failed crackdown in the Jenin refugee camp. (ANI/TPS)

(The story has come from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by the Tribune Staff.)

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