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Thursday, August 29, 2024
IDF kills Palestinian Islamic Jihad intel commander who took part in Oct. 7 assault, dozens more gunmen in Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad intelligence officer was killed in a drone strike in southern Gaza’s Rafah yesterday, the IDF says.
According to the military, Osama Gadallah served as a commander in Islamic Jihad’s military intelligence unit, and he also participated in the October 7 onslaught.
The IDF says that dozens more gunmen were killed by troops with the 162nd Division in Rafah in the past day.
Further north, in Khan Younis and on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, the IDF says troops with the 98th Division also killed dozens of gunmen in clashes and by directing drone strikes over the previous 24 hours.
In the Netzarim Corridor in the Strip’s center, reservists with the 252nd Division directed a drone strike on a cell of gunmen, while carrying out pinpoint raids in the area, the military says.
In addition, the Israeli Air Force struck more than 40 targets across Gaza in the past day, which the IDF says includes buildings used by Hamas and other positions used by terror operatives to open fire at troops.
