The Commander of the Menashe Brigade, Col. Ayub Kayouf, was moderately injured when an explosive device hit an IDF vehicle during a counterterrorism operation in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, the IDF reported on Wednesday morning.
The Commanding Officer of the Judea and Samaria Division, BG Yaki Dolf, was also in the vehicle, a David APC.
According to the IDF, Kayouf was moderately injured and was evacuated for medical treatment, and his family has been notified.
No other passengers were reported injured.
IDF operations in the West Bank
The IDF began a large-scale operation in the West Bank in August, including many missions in Tulkarm and Jenin.
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As part of the operation, IDF bulldozers have been destroying roads and infrastructure due to concerns that explosives had been planted by Hamas or other terrorist cells.
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