Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The U.S. secretary of state spoke with the Qatari prime minister and the deputy secretary of state with the Israeli minister for strategic affairs, according to the State Department.
PIJ fired more than 1,250 rockets at Israel, to which the IDF responded by striking nearly 400 terror assets in Gaza.
One Israeli man was killed in the attacks; more than 180 of the rockets did not cross over into Israel and landed in the Gaza Strip.
The military confirmed that a “precise attack” targeted Iyad al-Hassani, the sixth leader killed since the start of “Operation Shield and Arrow.“
The Islamic Republic is directing Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders, who live in Beirut and Damascus, to tell rocket commanders in Gaza to keep firing, says the IDF.
“We condemn those who continue to vilify Israel while turning a blind eye to the true aggressors: the terror groups with a stated mission to eradicate the Jewish state,” said Daniel Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International.
Five others were wounded in the attack.
Several of those detained were recruited by Tarek Azaldin, a senior PIJ operative killed in a targeted strike in Gaza.
Israeli air defenses shot down 96% of projectiles heading for populated areas so far, saving lives, property and helping avert a costly ground war.
The defense minister instructed the security establishment to take “all necessary measures.”
“We are fighting against a terrorist organization that also endangers the lives of the residents of the Gaza Strip,” says IDF spokesman.
Seven terrorists, some affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad, surrender to Israeli forces in Qabatiya.
