Israel carried out an airstrike in the West Bank city of Jenin early on Sunday morning (October 22), believing that the city's Al-Ansar Mosque was used as a "terrorist compound."
The Palestinian Red Crescent said at least two people were killed and three were injured.
Reuters reported that the Israeli airstrike was at least the second in the West Bank in recent days after Hamas gunmen attacked southern Israel earlier this month.
Footage on social media, which appeared to be within the mosque, showed a gaping hole in one of its exterior walls and surrounded by debris as people were seen assessing the damage.
Israeli forces conducted an earlier raid and airstrike in another refugee camp near the central city of Tulkarm, saying that the sortie was aimed partly at apprehending suspects and confiscating weapons. Palestinian authorities said that at least 12 were killed in the raid.
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Israel Believes Refugee Camp Below Mosque a Hamas Hideout
The Israeli Defense Force said the compound beneath the mosque was said to belong to operatives from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad who were responsible for attacks in recent months prior to October 7's sabbath raid.
The IDF also released images that it said showed an entrance to a bunker under the mosque, as well as a diagram showing where militants have stored weapons there.
A Palestinian refugee camp was embedded around the mosque and bunker and has been the focus of a major Israeli military operation earlier this year.
Residents of the camp said they received warnings from the IDF to steer clear of the militants due to an impending incursion into the camp but fell short of providing a specific date.
Since the October 7 attack, at least 84 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces, Palestinian officials said.
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