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Baha Abu al-Ata

Smoke billows from the the area around the port of Gaza City following an Israeli bombardment from the Mediterranean Sea on May 17, 2021, amid fighting between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
May 17, 2021, 3:17 pm
Senior Islamic Jihad commander killed in Israeli airstrike
Hussam Abu Harbeed, who led the Gaza terror group’s northern division, led attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians for 15 years; Islamic Jihad deems him ‘blessed martyr’
By Aaron Boxerman
Smoke billows from an Israeli air strike on the Hanadi compound in Gaza City, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas terror group on May 11, 2021. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
May 11, 2021, 8:46 pm
Egypt: Israel hasn’t responded to our offer to mediate to defuse tensions
Diplomat involved in mediation attempts says Hamas relayed message that it was interested in deescalation, but would respond if Israeli strikes continued
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Smoke from Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas terror group, on May 11, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
May 11, 2021, 5:55 pm
IDF kills 4 Islamic Jihad, Hamas commanders in targeted strikes in Gaza
Hamas says 28 Palestinians killed, 122 wounded in current round of violence, including 9 children; Israel claims that 18 of those killed were terrorists
By Aaron Boxerman
This picture taken from Gaza City shows lightning flashing over buildings as the flare of a rocket launch is seen nearby during a thunderstorm in Gaza city on November 15, 2020. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
November 15, 2020, 2:10 pm
Netanyahu, Gantz warn Gaza terror groups after rockets fired at central Israel
Following predawn attack, PM threatens ‘price of continued aggression will be heavy, very heavy’; defense minister reiterates Hamas ultimately responsible for violence from Strip
By Judah Ari Gross
This picture taken from Gaza City shows lightning flashing over buildings as the flare of a rocket launch is seen nearby during a thunderstorm in Gaza city on November 15, 2020. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
November 15, 2020, 5:31 am
IDF strikes Gaza targets after rocket fire in south, central Israel
Retaliatory raids target Hamas posts and ‘underground infrastructure,’ army says; no reports of injuries or damage
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, November 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
November 15, 2020, 2:34 am
2 rockets fired from Gaza at southern and central Israel, army says
No reports of injuries or damage; attack comes days after one-year anniversary of killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
The home of Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu Al-Ata after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on November 12, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
November 12, 2020, 11:19 am
Israel warns Gaza terrorists against attacks on tense anniversary – report
Jerusalem said to send message that any assault to mark 1 year since IDF killing of Islamic Jihad terror commander will be met with return of targeted killings
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
In this photo taken on October 21, 2016, Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror leader Baha Abu al-Ata attends a rally in Gaza City. (STR/AFP)
November 11, 2020, 2:58 pm
IDF on alert for attack on 1st anniversary of killing Islamic Jihad leader
Military deploys additional Iron Dome batteries to south, flights diverted away from Gaza amid concerns Palestinian terror group may attack
By Judah Ari Gross
Security forces and municipality workers outside a building targeted by an airstrike in the Syrian capital Damascus' Mazzeh neighborhood overnight on November 12, 2019. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
March 1, 2020, 8:34 am
Defense minister admits for first time Israel behind November Syria strike
Bennett reveals during TV interview that IDF ‘struck in Damascus’ on November 12, an hour after attack in Gaza that touched off a round of violence
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A picture taken from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip shows Israeli soldiers inspecting the area around their observation post next to the border fence with the coastal enclave on August 1, 2019, following a firefight with a Palestinian gunman. (Said Khatib/AFP)
February 19, 2020, 12:41 pm
IDF: Islamic Jihad snipers fire at troops on Gaza border; none injured
Military says it fired back ‘to remove the threat’; incident comes as Israel and Palestinian terror groups in the Strip negotiate ceasefire
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a tree planting event for the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat in the West Bank settlement of Mevo'ot Yericho, in the Jordan Valley, February 10, 2020. (Flash90)
February 18, 2020, 4:51 pm
PM warns Hamas of ‘big surprise’ amid reports Israel planned to kill its leaders
Report claims Egypt persuaded Israel to hold off on assassinating Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and head of military wing Marwan Issa
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Hamas security forces in Gaza City, April 4, 2013. (Wissam Nassar/Flash90/File)
December 29, 2019, 8:33 pm
Hamas accuses PA of helping Israel kill Islamic Jihad leader
November elimination of Baha Abu al-Ata, a top commander in the terror group, sparked heavy exchange of fire
By Adam Rasgon
Baha Abu al-Ata, right, and two other senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad members in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 2, 2019, 1:05 pm
First-strike nation
Targeted killings in Gaza and Syria enhanced deterrence against Hamas and PIJ, but the strategy of preemption may be less useful against Hezbollah and Iran
By Zaki Shalom and Jacob Aaron Collier
Illustrative: An explosion is seen following an Israel airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip early on November 27, 2019. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
November 27, 2019, 8:52 am
Bennett threatens response to all rocket fire, whether they hit or not
Defense minister issues warning after attack on south leads to overnight wave of IDF strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza; terror group says strikes won’t change balance of power
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, November 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
November 27, 2019, 12:31 am
IDF hits Hamas targets in Gaza airstrikes in response to rocket fire
Netanyahu warns Palestinian terror groups they’re making a ‘serious mistake’ with attack; second wave of strikes hits underground facility in northern Gaza
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
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