IDF troops eliminated Fathi Khazem overnight in the village of Telafit in northern Samaria after he attempted to stab soldiers during an operation, according to The Zioneer. Khazem, a former colonel in the Palestinian Authority forces who defected to terror, was the father of the terrorist who carried out the 2022 Dizengoff attack in Tel Aviv. He had established the Jenin Battalion, a coalition of terror factions, and had been granted de facto immunity by Israeli security forces after a deal to return the body of Tiran Ferro from Jenin.
Fathi Khazem, a former colonel in the Palestinian Authority security forces who became a leading terror figure, was eliminated by IDF troops overnight in the village of Telafit in northern Samaria. The military forces were operating in the area when Khazem charged at them with a knife; soldiers opened fire and killed him.
Khazem was the father of the terrorist who carried out the 2022 Dizengoff attack in Tel Aviv, in which three people were killed. Following that attack, he delivered an inciting speech and became a popular figure within Palestinian militant circles. He then defected from the PA apparatus and began working to unify terror factions, establishing the Jenin Battalion, which later replicated in other cities.
According to The Zioneer, Khazem had been granted de facto immunity by Israeli security forces after a deal to return the body of Tiran Ferro, an Israeli killed and taken to Jenin. The immunity allowed him to be hospitalized in Ramallah without fear of arrest. Last night, he attempted to stab soldiers during a routine operation, and was eliminated.
His elimination removes a key architect of the Jenin-based terror infrastructure that has grown significantly in recent years. Additional details are not yet available.
5 developments
- DevelopingIDF carries out targeted strike on Hamas operative in Jenin
- DevelopingHamas issues condolence message; Yair Goldblatt comments
- StrongIDF confirms targeted strike on Hamas vehicle in Khan Younis, two operatives killed
- StrongIsraeli authorities: Senior Hamas figure Qais Bitawi killed in intelligence-led operation
Source and signal
- Open-source intake