The Yatta raid was an Israeli counter-terrorism operation that took place in the West Bank village of Yatta in 2019.
After the Israeli Mista'arvim counter-terrorism unit neutralized Nukhba commander Fauzi Hamdan in an operation in Dhahiriya, Mista'arvim commander Eli Daniel and Yamam officer Caspi Keinan joined forces to wipe out one of Hamdan's Nukhba Force commando cells that had infiltrated the West Bank from the Gaza Strip. The two units converged on an abandoned building in Yatta, where they came under heavy fire from the Nukhba commandos. Sniper Avihai Konforty killed several Hamas militants, but he also killed the IDF soldier Moran as the latter made his way to the rooftop of the target building. While the operation was a success, Konforty faced an inquiry for the friendly fire incident.
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