[IDF Spokesman ] IDF aerial attacks were carried out Tuesday against Army of Islam terrorists in Gaza involved in recent attempts to execute a large-scale terror attack against Israeli targets. Among the terrorists killed were Ma'ataz Dagmesh, 29, Mahmud Shandi, 25, and Muhamad Asaliya, 21. Dagmesh, whose brother is the organization leader, was the leader and planner of the thwarted terror attack. Asaliya served as a terror attack planner. The Army of Islam is an extreme Islamist organization that represents al-Qaeda and preaches worldwide Jihad.
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