Members of the a special team in the Israeli Police fire a rocket into an occupied home. According to the IDF, the house in Jenin was occupied by an Islamic Jihad suspect who opened fire on the police.

Towards the end of this same engagement, Sgt. Maj. Noam Raz, 47, was wounded. He was later airlifted to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. He was a 23-year veteran of the elite Yamam counterterror unit. "Raz fell this morning during a fight with armed terrorists who opened fire on our forces during an operation in the village of Burqin near Jenin." a spokesperson with the agency said in a statement to the press. "During the battle he was wounded and evacuated by helicopter to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, where he was declared dead.”

The Sergeant Major was a founder and resident of the settlement Kida in the West Bank. He leaves behind a wife and six children. Police hailed him as an experienced fighter who had “taken part in hundreds of operations to prevent terror, risked himself and saved lives.” He was a brave, professional and humble fighter,” the statement said.

In total, the IDF arrested five terror suspects in the engagement. More footage will follow in subsequent posts.