Israel Kills Islamic Jihad Number Two After Gaza Attack [VIDEO]

The Israeli army on Friday killed a second member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on a residential building that killed at least seven people and injured more than 40.

Palestinian medical and security sources in Gaza have confirmed the death of Tayseer al-Jabari, leader of the YIP’s armed wing in the center and north of the Gaza Strip and head of the unit responsible for launching rockets into Israel.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said one of the dead was a five-year-old girl.

Other Palestinian sources in Gaza also stressed that the attacked residential building, located in the center of the Gaza capital, houses the offices of the media and non-governmental organizations.

Arrest of YIP leader

The killing of al-Jabari comes as part of an offensive launched today by the army Israel against the targets of the Palestinian group in the enclave, as part of a flare-up in tension after the arrest on Monday of another of its leaders in the occupied West Bank.

In a brief statement, the army announced the start of an operation against the Islamist group, which this week threatened retaliatory attacks after its arrest, provoking an increase in Israeli troops on the border. The loop and a state of alert for a possible missile launch.

For several days, Israel kept closed border crossings with the strip, as well as several roads in Israeli communities adjacent to the enclave.

Attack Israel today at The loop This marks a change in trend from previous offensives, often triggered by Palestinian factions fighting in the Gaza Strip against Israeli territory.

Following the bombardment, which, according to Palestinian sources, hit several targets in various Gaza cities, the army issued a decree halting almost all activities in the border communities and introduced numerous protection measures in neighboring but not very close areas.

These measures include the cessation of all educational activities and a capacity limit that cannot be expanded to more than 10 people in enclosed spaces until at least tomorrow.

After the offensive, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said: “The Israeli government will not allow terrorist organizations into The loop set the agenda in the area adjacent to the strip and threaten the citizens of the State of Israel. Anyone who tries to harm Israel must know that we will find him.”

“The security forces will act against Islamic Jihad terrorists to eliminate the threat they pose to the citizens of Israel,” he added.

For his part, Defense Secretary Benny Gantz stated that “the goal is to protect the State of Israel and the citizens of Israel. We will not allow anyone to threaten or harm the citizens of Israel.” Israel. Anyone who tries to do this will suffer.”

(As reported by EFE)

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