(Israel Defense Forces) The IDF targeted a hideout inside a civilian media building in Gaza City used by senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives who were a part of the group's rocket launching operations. Baha Abu al-Ata, a member of the Higher Military Council, is the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Gaza City Brigade, involved in the manufacturing of arms and firing long-range rockets at Israel. Tissir Mahmoud Mahmedd Jabari, a member of the Higher Military Council, heads the operations branch. Halil Batini is a key figure in long-range rocket launching operations and is responsible for internal security. Ramaz Harab, an aide to Jabari, is responsible for propaganda in the Gaza City Brigade.
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