5 Killed, 2 Injured in Raids on Hamas Terrorists in West Bank, Says Israel, Citing Immediate Threats

5 Killed, 2 Injured in Raids on Hamas Terrorists in West Bank, Says Israel, Citing Immediate Threats
Locals inspect a bloodstained site after an Israeli anti-terrorist operation that killed five men, most confirmed Hamas terrorist members, in the West Bank village of Beit Anan, west of Ramallah, on Sept. 26, 2021. Nasser Nasser/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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JERUSALEM—Israeli troops conducted a series of raids against Hamas terrorists across the occupied West Bank early Sunday, sparking a pair of gun battles in which five members of Hamas were killed and two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded.

It was the deadliest violence between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorist operations in the West Bank in several weeks as the region suffers from heightened terrorist activity.