A Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander who invaded Israel during the October 7, 2023, onslaught was killed in a strike yesterday, the military announces.
The strike in the central Gaza Strip killed Ali Qaid Mohammed Stitan, identified by the IDF as a platoon commander in Islamic Jihad’s elite forces.
“Ali Qaid infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7 massacre,” the IDF says, adding that during the war and recently, he attempted to advance attacks on troops and Israeli civilians.
“The terrorist posed a threat to our troops operating in the Gaza Strip and was eliminated in a precise aerial strike,” the military adds.
He is the second Oct. 7 terrorist whose death in a strike the IDF announced today.
The IDF in recent months has been ramping up strikes on terror operatives in Gaza, including many October 7 terrorists, saying they posed a threat to Israeli forces.
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