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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Islamic Jihad vows to respond to Israeli strikes
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Palestinian Islamic Jihad members gather near a damaged house after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories on May 9, 2023. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
The spokesman for the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad vows the terror group will respond to the deaths of three senior members in Israeli airstrikes this morning.
“The Al-Quds Brigades and the resistance affirms we will abide by our commitment and duty toward the martyrs, and will confront the aggression with steadfastness and courage,” says the spokesman, who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Hamza.