Hamas confirms death of commander in West Bank’s Tulkarm

GAZA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — Hamas on Friday night confirmed the death of commander Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi, head of the Hamas network in Tulkarm in the West Bank.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said “its upcoming series of responses will be in actions before words,” and that it will make Israel “pay the price for its criminal decisions,” according to the statement released by Hamas.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday night that Oufi was killed earlier in the day. The IDF said in a statement that Oufi planned and led the attempted car-bombing attack in Ateret on Sept. 2.
At least 18 Palestinians were killed and many others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Tulkarm refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a brief statement. ■