The Israeli newspaper Maariv revealed new details about the death of the leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Muhammad Zahid, one of the senior resistance fighters in Nablus and a resident of the Balata camp, in an air force operation in the place. Along with him, four and five others were killed.

The newspaper said that the assassination operation differs from the pattern of operations in which the Israeli army has recently operated in the region, which is a pre-planned liquidation through an air attack, and largely expresses, at least during the war, a return to the policy of liquidation and aerial assassination of wanted persons in the West Bank.

It confirmed that the army confirmed the return of the policy of assassination by aerial bombardment of wanted persons in the West Bank, instead of storming soldiers on the ground.

It confirmed that the bombing process was carried out according to the internal control department in the Israeli army during the fighting to assist the forces on the ground, but this process is different because the bombing was without an army incursion at the beginning.

The newspaper said that after targeting the resistance fighters by air, ground forces stormed Balata camp and destroyed a factory for producing explosive devices. During the operation, an exchange of fire took place, and there were no casualties among the Israeli army, the newspaper claimed.

Regarding the assassination of Zahid, the newspaper said that he carried out several attacks against Israel in different regions. Among the most prominent attacks was a shooting attack in April 2023 in Jerusalem, which led to the injury of Israeli citizens. He has been classified in the past year or two as wanted and it is important to obtain him. 

He participated in a military operation in Balata camp and formed a resistance cell made up of the camp's youth and armed it with explosives and weapons for the purpose of carrying out operations against the Israeli Defense Forces entering the camp.

In the past, he carried out several shooting attacks against Israeli army forces, and sent resistance fighters to carry out attacks in Israel.