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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
3 Palestinian Islamic Jihad members killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad announces the deaths of three members in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon earlier today.
The terror group says the trio are Syrian fighters, part of the Ali al-Aswad Brigade, named after an Islamic Jihad engineer allegedly assassinated by Israel in Syria last year.
The IDF said earlier it targeted several sites belonging to Hezbollah following attacks on northern Israel.
Since October 8, Hezbollah has named 290 members who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing skirmishes, mostly in Lebanon but some also in Syria.
In Lebanon, another 59 operatives from other terror groups — including Islamic Jihad — a Lebanese soldier and at least 60 civilians, three of whom were journalists, have been killed.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad announces the deaths of three members in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon earlier today.
The terror group says the trio are Syrian fighters, part of the Ali al-Aswad Brigade, named after an Islamic Jihad engineer allegedly assassinated by… pic.twitter.com/RB53Fbqh0E
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) May 8, 2024
