Another senior Islamic Jihad member reported killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Smoke and fire rise from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, May 10, 2023.  (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Illustrative: Smoke and fire rise from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

A source in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group tells Al Jazeera that a “prominent leader” is killed in the Israeli airstrike near Gaza City earlier.

The slain man is not immediately named but unofficial reports identify him as senior Islamic Jihad member Iyad al-Hassani, a top official in the group’s military council. Some reports say he also replaced the head of Islamic Jihad in northern Gaza, Khalil Bahtini, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday morning.

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says two people are killed and five are wounded in the strike.

 

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