Israeli air strikes targeting Islamic Jihad armed group in Gaza kill one senior commander of the group, Israeli military and medics say
An Islamic Jihad source says several leaders in the group's armed wing were targeted. / Photo: Reuters
Israeli aircraft have conducted strikes on Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza, killing a senior commander and his wife as residents reported blasts in the Palestinian enclave. Witnesses said an explosion hit the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in the southern city of Rafah early morning on Tuesday.An Islamic Jihad source said senior commander Jihad Ghannam and his wife were killed in the air strikes.
The air strikes come as tension boils between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza, which is governed by Hamas.
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