IS personnel 'pledge allegiance' to largely unknown Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi and acknowledge death of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi for first time since US op that killed him

Premier's office says conversation also addresses US killing of Islamic State leader and Russia-Ukraine conflict; Bennett re-invites president to visit Israel

American intelligence planned attack and tracked terror chief for months; notified others in the region ahead of strike; found a houseful of extremists and children

After US raid kills terror chief, one of world's most wanted men, nearby residents say he lived modestly and pretended to be a taxi driver

Women and children still killed in raid, when al-Qurayshi detonated a suicide vest

Jerusalem, which was familiar with al-Qurayshi because he once held 'Israel file' in IS, was reportedly notified by US of action to take him out, helped track his location

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Murky figure who never appeared publicly or in terror group's videos took command after al-Baghdadi killed in October 2019

US president reveals terror chief al-Qurayshi was target of raid that reportedly saw fierce firefight centered on home in Idlib province, with women, children among 13 killed