The wanted terrorist Mustafa Khatib was killed early Thursday morning in his home in the Salafit district of the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian reports. The IDF has not yet commented on the operation.
According to Palestinian reports carried by the 301 Arab World outlet, Israeli forces operated early Thursday morning in the Salafit district of the northern West Bank (Judea and Samaria), killing the wanted terrorist Mustafa Khatib inside his home. The report gives no details on the unit involved, the method of operation, or whether weapons were confiscated.
The killing adds to a string of reported IDF raids across the West Bank this week. The military has not issued a statement, and no other sources have yet corroborated the report. The identity of the target — a noted "wanted terrorist" in Palestinian accounts — suggests the operation targeted an individual suspected of involvement in attacks against Israelis, though precise allegations against Khatib remain unspecified in the report.
The Salafit governorate, located southwest of Nablus near the Green Line, has seen repeated Israeli military activity in recent months focused on dismantling Hamas and PIJ cells.
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