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Monday, May 17, 2021
Senior Islamic Jihad commander killed in Israeli strike — reports
Initial reports in Gaza media say a senior Islamic Jihad commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike at his home in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Hussam Abu Harbeed directs the terror group’s operations in northern Gaza, according to the reports.
There is no immediate confirmation from Islamic Jihad or its armed wing, the al-Quds Brigades.
דיווחים בעזה: מפקד חטיבת צפון הרצועה בג'יהאד האסלאמי, מחליפו של בהאא אבו אל עטא, חוסל בתקיפת צה"ל@galberger https://t.co/oufhzc35Vw pic.twitter.com/YKMwnrIxhA
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) May 17, 2021