Israel says Islamic Jihad’s chief in central Gaza was killed in Thursday strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s central Gaza brigade, Muhammad Qatrawi, was killed in an airstrike in the Strip on Thursday, the IDF and Shin Bet announce.
Qatrawi was involved in numerous rocket attacks on Israel from central Gaza and was responsible for many other attacks against troops and the country, the military says.
He previously served as the deputy commander of Islamic Jihad’s Central Camps Brigade, as well as an intelligence officer, according to the IDF and Shin Bet.
The IDF releases footage of the strike.
