Israel-Hamas Conflict: Israel strikes mosque in West Bank, claims target was “terrorist compound”

Israeli aircraft struck a compound beneath Al-Ansar Mosque in Jenin in West Bank early on October 22. The IDF has claimed that the compound was used by “Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks”. The Palestinian medics told Reuters that at least one person was killed in this aerial strike by Israel. A resident of the refugee camp said that most of the people were asleep when the attack happened. Israel said the compound beneath Al-Ansar Mosque, in Jenin refugee camp, belonged to operatives from Hamas. IDF shared pictures of the mosque and the weapons recovered from there. IDF also claimed that the mosque was used for planning since July 2023. It has been fifteen days since the outbreak of the recent Israel-Hamas conflict. According to Reuters, over 4,300 Gazans and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed.