WATCH: IDF kills Hamas-linked former senior Jenin terror cell member in West Bank vehicle strike

The IDF killed a former Jenin terror cell leader and two additional terrorists in an IAF airstrike on their vehicle in the West Bank on Friday, the military confirmed in a joint statement with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

The senior terrorist, Qais Bitwani, was a Hamas operative in the now-dismantled Jenin terrorist network, according to the joint statement.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated the IDF for the "successful thwarting of the terrorists in Jenin" in an X/Twitter Post earlier on Friday.

The statement noted that Bitwani was involved in "significant" terror activities, including "directing, funding, and executing" terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Bitwani had maintained his connections to Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as well as international operatives, the statement added.

According to the IDF and Shin Bet, the other two terrorists in Bitwani's vehicle were his accomplices, and the vehicle also contained weapons.