The IDF has confirmed it used a drone to fire at and kill a vehicle containing 3 Palestinian militants who they said recently carried out a shooting near Jalma against IDF troops, as well as several other shootings in the past.
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(Note that the Hebrew to English translation says ‘Tank’, this is a translation error and it is in fact a drone).
Footage of the aftermath of the Israeli drone strike in Jenin pic.twitter.com/PlUtfSjzEY
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This marks yet another significant escalation in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants, as a drone has not been used by the IDF in this manner since the Second Intifiada in the early 2000’s. Notably, a helicopter carried out strikes several days ago amid heavy clashes in Jenin to assist in the Israeli retreat, which was the first time since 2002 a helicopter was used in this way.
Reportedly, the IDF has extracted the bodies of those killed in the strike. Clashes between ground forces are ongoing in Jenin.
