The attack involved a decade of intelligence collected both by the IDF and the Mossad, as well as a variety of last-minute deceptions.
The Turkish government frequently uses the term "neutralized" to describe combatants who have been killed, captured, or have surrendered.
ISIS remains a threat to the region and beyond, and CENTCOM, along with partners and allies, will continue to aggressively pursue these terrorists to protect the homeland,” CENTCOM said.
'Although some paint him as lacking nuance, the next IDF chief weighs when to attack.'
The IDF killed at least 50 terrorists and arrested over 100 in Tammun during Operation Iron Wall, seizing weapons and destroying explosives in efforts to dismantle terror infrastructure.
The two named terrorists were also involved in additional shootings and IED attacks.
Procedures are underway to repatriate their bodies to Turkey, Turkey's foreign ministry said.
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The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that one of the passengers was killed and the other was moderately injured, according to Israeli media reports.
The attacks were the largest coordinated Israeli-US-British attack on the Houthis since the start of the war.