The Israeli army said on Saturday that it had killed a company commander in the Islamic Jihad movement in the Khan Younis area, south of the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday. The announcement came as it discussed strikes targeting members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in parts of the Strip over several days.
Israeli strikes target Hamas and Islamic Jihad members
The army said its strikes in Gaza included operations carried out on Saturday and others during the preceding days, and that they targeted a number of members of the two movements. It attributed involvement in planning attacks to those targeted, presenting this as the reason for targeting them. The Israeli army also claimed that the targeted members had violated the ceasefire agreement.
These claims form part of its account of the strikes, which it said targeted members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including the operation it announced had killed the company commander in Khan Younis.
The information concerning the commander's death and organisational position, as well as the identities of those targeted in the strikes and their alleged activities, is based on the Israeli army's announcement. This includes its accusation that the targeted members had taken part in planning attacks and violated the ceasefire agreement.
