JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Monday its forces killed a Palestinian from the occupied West Bank who was on his way to carry out a suicide attack in Israel.

“Muhammad Jabar, a resident of Jenin, was eliminated in the town of Zeita while on his way to Israel in order to carry out a suicide attack in the immediate future. Jabar was armed with a weapon and a ready-to-use explosive device,” the military said.

There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials on the Israeli operation.

Violence in the West Bank, already at a high over the past year, has surged further during Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.

Reuters