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Israel says Islamic Jihad operations head killed in Gaza strike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A top Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip yesterday, the IDF and Shin Bet announce.
According to the military and Shin Bet, Muhammad Abu Sakhil, the Islamic Jihad operations chief, was killed in a strike carried out by fighter jets on a command room embedded within a former school in northern Gaza.
Abu Sakhil was a “central operative” in Islamic Jihad, and was involved in “compiling situation assessments and coordinating terrorist operations” with Hamas, the statement says.
Before the strike on the Fahd al-Sabah School, the IDF says it carried out “many steps” to mitigate civilian harm, including by using aerial surveillance and other intelligence.
The Times of Israel Community.