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The identities of the others were not clear, according to the
WAFA report, which cited health officials.
The Israeli military said it had carried out an airstrike
against a militant cell around the West Bank city of Tulkarm.
Hamas media said a vehicle carrying fighters had been struck and
that one of the commanders of its Tulkarm brigades was killed.
Violence in the West Bank was on the rise before the
Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began on Oct. 7 and has risen since,
with frequent Israeli raids in the territory, which is among
those that the Palestinians seek for a state.
Regionwide tensions have soared this week after the
assassination of Hamas' leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Teheran on
Wednesday, a day after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed
Hezbollah senior military commander Fuad Shukr.
Haniyeh's death was one in a series of killings of senior Hamas
figures as the war in Gaza between the Palestinian militants and
Israel nears its 11th month and concern grows that the conflict
is spreading across the Middle East.
Hamas and Iran have both accused Israel of carrying out the
assassination and have pledged to retaliate against their foe.
Israel has neither claimed nor denied responsibility for the
death.
Hezbollah, like Hamas, is backed by Iran and has also vowed
revenge.
(Reporting by Alli Sawafta and Maayan Lubell; Editing by William
Mallard)
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