Israel airstrikes kill Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Aug 5, 2022

A picture taken on Aug. 4, 2022, shows the closed main gate to Beit Hanun at the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip. — A picture taken on Aug. 4, 2022, shows the closed main gate to Beit Hanun at the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army this week ordered the closure of several roads along the border with the Gaza Strip, fearing attacks from the Palestinian enclave following the arrest of an Islamic Jihad leader in the occupied West Bank. — MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images

Smoke billows from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Aug. 6, 2022.

As Israeli strikes on Gaza continue, Islamic Jihad responds with missiles

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Israeli Prime Minister and Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid speaks during the party's opening election campaign rally ahead Israel's general elections, Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 3, 2022.

Israel launches airstrikes against Islamic Jihad in Gaza

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IDF says it had no choice but to kill Islamic Jihad senior

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Gaza truce holding after three days of fighting

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