Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip vowed on Tuesday to respond to the Israeli airstrikes that killed three senior members of Islamic Jihad as clashes erupted in the West Bank following the attack.
Background: The Israeli air force conducted airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning targeting leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad — an ally of Hamas based in Gaza.
Islamic Jihad said in a statement that the following members of the group’s armed wing — Al-Quds Brigades — were killed:
Khalil al-Bahtini — secretary of Al-Quds Brigades’ military council