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Source: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/09/israel-strikes-gaza-three-islamic-jihad-commander-killed
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Three Palestinian Islamic Jihad Commanders in Gaza
(Axios) Barak Ravid - Three Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commanders who were responsible for recent rocket fire into Israel and coordinating terrorist attacks in the West Bank were killed Tuesday in targeted Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. They included Khalil Bahatini, PIJ commander in northern Gaza, who was in charge of the rocket fire toward Israel in the past month and was planning further attacks; Jihad Ghanam, secretary of the PIJ military council in Gaza; and Tareq Izz al-Din, who was in charge of planning PIJ attacks in the West Bank. The IDF also attacked ten PIJ military facilities in Gaza used for producing rockets or storing weapons. IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Daniel Hagari said preparations for the operation had gone on for weeks and that 40 fighter jets, attack helicopters and attack drones took part in the strike.