May 10, 2023: Tamim Mahmoud Daoud, 5, died of a heart attack caused by continued Israeli bombing of Gaza.
More information to come.
May 2023
Mohammad Yousef Abu T’eima
May 10, 2023: Mohammad Yousef Abu T’eima, 25, was killed when an Israeli military drone fired a missile into Palestinian agricultural lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Media sources said the drone fired the missile at lands east of Abasan town, east of Khan Younis, killing Mohammad, and seriously wounding another Palestinian.
The Israeli army claimed its drone targeted members of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, who reportedly intended to fire homemade shells.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) said the Palestinian was a farmer and was killed while working on his land when the drone fired the missile.
WAFA added that the Israeli army also fired several artillery shells targeting two buildings, believed to be run by armed resistance groups, east of Khan Younis.
Also in Gaza, a Palestinian child was injured when the Israeli Air Force fired missiles into lands and buildings west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region.
The army also fired missiles into farmland near a local mosque in the Be’er An-Na’ja area, in Beit Lahia.
On the same day, dozens of thousands of Palestinians held the funeral ceremonies and processions of the fifteen Palestinians, including women and children, who were killed a day earlier in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Thirteen of the slain Palestinians were killed on Tuesday dawn, and two were killed in renewed Israeli strikes in the evening of the same day.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers killed two young Palestinian men and injured one in Qabatia town, south of Jenin.
Mohammad was from Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC
Alternative spellings: Mohammad Youssef Abu Taima, Muhammad Yusef Aby Taima
Rani Walid Qotnat
May 10, 2023: Rani Walid Ahmad Qotnat, 24, was killed by undercover Israeli soldiers who also killed another young man, in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The head of the Jenin governmental hospital, Wisam Bakr, said the soldiers fatally shot Rani, from the Jenin refugee camp, and Ahmad Jamal Tawfiq Assaf, 19, from Qabatia, south of Jenin.
Bakr added that the soldiers also shot and seriously injured Aws Hamamda with live rounds in the chest and abdomen before he was rushed to Ar-Razi hospital in Jenin, where he was rushed to surgery and remained in critical condition.
The soldiers closed the area where they killed the two young men, and refused to allow anybody, including medics, to approach them and only withdrew after ensuring the two were dead.
Rani’s uncle said his nephew was an athlete who played soccer at a local club and was previously abducted and imprisoned by Israel for two years, and that he was also previously injured by the soldiers who shot him with two live rounds.
The soldiers shot Rani with a live round in the chest in his car before they ran toward him and fired many live rounds at him to ensure his death.
Eyewitnesses said a large Israeli military force in armored vehicles invaded the town before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, causing damage.
The Palestinians were shot when the army fired a barrage of live rounds at a Palestinian car in the town.
In the Gaza Strip, Thirteen Palestinians, including women and children, were killed on Tuesday dawn, and two were killed in renewed Israeli strikes in the evening of the same day.
The Health Ministry said the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers and colonizers since the beginning of this year has reached 127, including 24 children and six women.
The Palestinians declared a general strike in the Jenin governorate to mourn the death of the two young men.
Rani was from the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC
Ahmad Jamal Assaf
May 10, 2023: Ahmad Jamal Tawfiq Assaf, 19, was killed by undercover Israeli soldiers who also killed another young man, in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The head of the Jenin governmental hospital, Wisam Bakr, said the soldiers fatally shot Ahmad, from Qabatia, and Rani Walid Ahmad Qotnat, 24, from the Jenin refugee camp.
Bakr added that the soldiers also shot and seriously injured Aws Hamamda with live rounds in the chest and abdomen before he was rushed to Ar-Razi hospital in Jenin, where he was rushed to surgery and remained in critical condition.
The soldiers closed the area where they killed the two young men, and refused to allow anybody, including medics, to approach them and only withdrew after ensuring the two were dead.
Rani’s uncle said his nephew was an athlete who played soccer at a local club and was previously abducted and imprisoned by Israel for two years, and that he was also previously injured by the soldiers who shot him with two live rounds.
The soldiers shot Rani with a live round in the chest in his car before they ran toward him and fired many live rounds at him to ensure his death.
Eyewitnesses said a large Israeli military force in armored vehicles invaded the town before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, causing damage.
The Palestinians were shot when the army fired a barrage of live rounds at a Palestinian car in the town.
In the Gaza Strip, Thirteen Palestinians, including women and children, were killed on Tuesday dawn, and two were killed in renewed Israeli strikes in the evening of the same day.
The Health Ministry said the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers and colonizers since the beginning of this year has reached 127, including 24 children and six women.
The Palestinians declared a general strike in the Jenin governorate to mourn the death of the two young men.
Ahmad was from Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC
Eman Ala’ Ata Adas
May 09, 2023: Eman Ala’ Ata Adas, 14, was one of 13 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip targeting several areas in the besieged coastal region.
The airstrikes led to at least thirteen deaths, including women and family members, and at least twenty injuries.
Among the dead was Dr. Jamal Khaswan, the Chairperson of the Administrative Board of Al-WAFA Hospital.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
- Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 49.
- Ali Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 9.
- Mayar Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 11.
- Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 45.
- Hajar Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 5.
- Laila Majdi Mustafa Al-Bahtini, 44.
- Yousef Jamal Saber Khaswan, 20.
- Dr. Jamal Saber Mohammad Khaswan, 53.
- Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan, 45.
- Dania Ala’ Ata Adas, 19.
- Eman Ala’ Ata Adas, 14.
- Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam, 62.
- Wafa’s Shadid Ghannam (Jihad’s wife), 50.
Israel claimed that Al-Bahtini directed the firing of homemade shells from Gaza over the past month.
Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam is a leader of the Military Council of the Islamic Jihad, and Ezzeddin, from Arraba town near Jenin in the northern West Bank, is a senior leader of the movement.
The Al-Quds Brigades issued a statement mourning Ghannam, the secretary of the group’s ‘Military Council’, Khalil Al-Bahtini, a member of the ‘Military Council’ in the Northern District, and Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, one of the senior armed leaders of the group in the West Bank, and vowed retaliation.
According to initial reports, the strikes targeted areas in Gaza City, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal region, leading to extensive property damage, nine deaths, and many injuries.
The reports also said the strikes targeted Islamic Jihad leaders and members of the group’s armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
The Quds News Network said the Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army fired missiles at the homes and apartments of several leaders and senior officials of the Islamic Jihad movement.
Following the assassinations, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held an urgent meeting to discuss certain precautionary measures for Israelis living in settlements near the Gaza Strip in anticipation of retaliation from the Islamic Jihad and possibly other armed resistance groups.
The Israeli Coordinator of the Government Activities in the occupied territories declared a closure of the Erez (Beit Hanoun) and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings between the Gaza coastal region and Israel immediately after the army started bombing Gaza.
The Israeli Home Front Command also advised the Israeli living near the Gaza Strip to stay near shelters and banned all forms of gatherings in open places for more than ten people, in addition to banning gatherings in closed buildings for more than 100, the Israeli Jerusalem Post said.
The Israeli army said the strikes on Gaza came almost a week after dozens of shells were reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip, following the death of Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan, 45, who died on May 2, at an Israeli prison after 87 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom as he was held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
On May 3, a Palestinian man, Hashel Mubarak Salman Mubarak, 58, was killed by Israeli missiles in the Shati refugee camp northwest of Gaza City.
This post will be updated when more info becomes available.
Dania was from the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC
Alternative spellings: Iman Adas, Iman Adass
Dania Ala’ Ata Adas
May 09, 2023: Dania Ala’ Ata Adas, 19, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip targeting several areas in the besieged coastal region.
The airstrikes led to at least thirteen deaths, including women and family members, and at least twenty injuries.
Among the dead was Dr. Jamal Khaswan, the Chairperson of the Administrative Board of Al-WAFA Hospital.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
- Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 49.
- Ali Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 9.
- Mayar Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 11.
- Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 45.
- Hajar Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 5.
- Laila Majdi Mustafa Al-Bahtini, 44.
- Yousef Jamal Saber Khaswan, 20.
- Dr. Jamal Saber Mohammad Khaswan, 53.
- Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan, 45.
- Dania Ala’ Ata Adas, 19.
- Eman Ala’ Ata Adas, 14.
- Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam, 62.
- Wafa’s Shadid Ghannam (Jihad’s wife), 50.
Israel claimed that Al-Bahtini directed the firing of homemade shells from Gaza over the past month.
Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam is a leader of the Military Council of the Islamic Jihad, and Ezzeddin, from Arraba town near Jenin in the northern West Bank, is a senior leader of the movement.
The Al-Quds Brigades issued a statement mourning Ghannam, the secretary of the group’s ‘Military Council’, Khalil Al-Bahtini, a member of the ‘Military Council’ in the Northern District, and Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, one of the senior armed leaders of the group in the West Bank, and vowed retaliation.
According to initial reports, the strikes targeted areas in Gaza City, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal region, leading to extensive property damage, nine deaths, and many injuries.
The reports also said the strikes targeted Islamic Jihad leaders and members of the group’s armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
The Quds News Network said the Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army fired missiles at the homes and apartments of several leaders and senior officials of the Islamic Jihad movement.
Following the assassinations, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held an urgent meeting to discuss certain precautionary measures for Israelis living in settlements near the Gaza Strip in anticipation of retaliation from the Islamic Jihad and possibly other armed resistance groups.
The Israeli Coordinator of the Government Activities in the occupied territories declared a closure of the Erez (Beit Hanoun) and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings between the Gaza coastal region and Israel immediately after the army started bombing Gaza.
The Israeli Home Front Command also advised the Israeli living near the Gaza Strip to stay near shelters and banned all forms of gatherings in open places for more than ten people, in addition to banning gatherings in closed buildings for more than 100, the Israeli Jerusalem Post said.
The Israeli army said the strikes on Gaza came almost a week after dozens of shells were reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip, following the death of Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan, 45, who died on May 2, at an Israeli prison after 87 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom as he was held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
On May 3, a Palestinian man, Hashel Mubarak Salman Mubarak, 58, was killed by Israeli missiles in the Shati refugee camp northwest of Gaza City.
This post will be updated when more info becomes available.
Dania was from the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC
Alternative spelling: Iman Adass
Wafa Shadid Ghannam
May 09, 2023: Wafa Shadid Ghannam, 50, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip targeting several areas in the besieged coastal region.
The airstrikes led to at least thirteen deaths, including women and family members, and at least twenty injuries.
Among the dead was Dr. Jamal Khaswan, the Chairperson of the Administrative Board of Al-WAFA Hospital.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
- Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 49.
- Ali Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 9.
- Mayar Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 11.
- Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 45.
- Hajar Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 5.
- Laila Majdi Mustafa Al-Bahtini, 44.
- Yousef Jamal Saber Khaswan, 20.
- Dr. Jamal Saber Mohammad Khaswan, 53.
- Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan, 45.
- Dania Ala’ Ata Adas, 19.
- Eman Ala’ Ata Adas, 14.
- Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam, 62.
- Wafa’s Shadid Ghannam (Jihad’s wife), 50.
Israel claimed that Al-Bahtini directed the firing of homemade shells from Gaza over the past month.
Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam is a leader of the Military Council of the Islamic Jihad, and Ezzeddin, from Arraba town near Jenin in the northern West Bank, is a senior leader of the movement.
The Al-Quds Brigades issued a statement mourning Ghannam, the secretary of the group’s ‘Military Council’, Khalil Al-Bahtini, a member of the ‘Military Council’ in the Northern District, and Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, one of the senior armed leaders of the group in the West Bank, and vowed retaliation.
According to initial reports, the strikes targeted areas in Gaza City, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal region, leading to extensive property damage, nine deaths, and many injuries.
The reports also said the strikes targeted Islamic Jihad leaders and members of the group’s armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
The Quds News Network said the Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army fired missiles at the homes and apartments of several leaders and senior officials of the Islamic Jihad movement.
Following the assassinations, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held an urgent meeting to discuss certain precautionary measures for Israelis living in settlements near the Gaza Strip in anticipation of retaliation from the Islamic Jihad and possibly other armed resistance groups.
The Israeli Coordinator of the Government Activities in the occupied territories declared a closure of the Erez (Beit Hanoun) and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings between the Gaza coastal region and Israel immediately after the army started bombing Gaza.
The Israeli Home Front Command also advised the Israeli living near the Gaza Strip to stay near shelters and banned all forms of gatherings in open places for more than ten people, in addition to banning gatherings in closed buildings for more than 100, the Israeli Jerusalem Post said.
The Israeli army said the strikes on Gaza came almost a week after dozens of shells were reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip, following the death of Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan, 45, who died on May 2, at an Israeli prison after 87 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom as he was held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
On May 3, a Palestinian man, Hashel Mubarak Salman Mubarak, 58, was killed by Israeli missiles in the Shati refugee camp northwest of Gaza City.
This post will be updated when more info becomes available.
Wafa was from the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC
Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam
May 09, 2023: Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam, 63, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip targeting several areas in the besieged coastal region.
The airstrikes led to at least thirteen deaths, including women and family members, and at least twenty injuries.
Among the dead was Dr. Jamal Khaswan, the Chairperson of the Administrative Board of Al-WAFA Hospital.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
- Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 49.
- Ali Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 9.
- Mayar Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 11.
- Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 45.
- Hajar Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 5.
- Laila Majdi Mustafa Al-Bahtini, 44.
- Yousef Jamal Saber Khaswan, 20.
- Dr. Jamal Saber Mohammad Khaswan, 53.
- Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan, 45.
- Dania Ala’ Ata Adas, 19.
- Eman Ala’ Ata Adas, 14.
- Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam, 62.
- Wafa’s Shadid Ghannam (Jihad’s wife), 50.
Israel claimed that Al-Bahtini directed the firing of homemade shells from Gaza over the past month.
Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam is a leader of the Military Council of the Islamic Jihad, and Ezzeddin, from Arraba town near Jenin in the northern West Bank, is a senior leader of the movement.
The Al-Quds Brigades issued a statement mourning Ghannam, the secretary of the group’s ‘Military Council’, Khalil Al-Bahtini, a member of the ‘Military Council’ in the Northern District, and Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, one of the senior armed leaders of the group in the West Bank, and vowed retaliation.
According to initial reports, the strikes targeted areas in Gaza City, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal region, leading to extensive property damage, nine deaths, and many injuries.
The reports also said the strikes targeted Islamic Jihad leaders and members of the group’s armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
The Quds News Network said the Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army fired missiles at the homes and apartments of several leaders and senior officials of the Islamic Jihad movement.
Following the assassinations, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held an urgent meeting to discuss certain precautionary measures for Israelis living in settlements near the Gaza Strip in anticipation of retaliation from the Islamic Jihad and possibly other armed resistance groups.
The Israeli Coordinator of the Government Activities in the occupied territories declared a closure of the Erez (Beit Hanoun) and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings between the Gaza coastal region and Israel immediately after the army started bombing Gaza.
The Israeli Home Front Command also advised the Israeli living near the Gaza Strip to stay near shelters and banned all forms of gatherings in open places for more than ten people, in addition to banning gatherings in closed buildings for more than 100, the Israeli Jerusalem Post said.
The Israeli army said the strikes on Gaza came almost a week after dozens of shells were reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip, following the death of Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan, 45, who died on May 2, at an Israeli prison after 87 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom as he was held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
On May 3, a Palestinian man, Hashel Mubarak Salman Mubarak, 58, was killed by Israeli missiles in the Shati refugee camp northwest of Gaza City.
This post will be updated when more info becomes available.
Jihad was from the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC
Alternative spelling: Jihad Shaker Ghannam
Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan
May 09, 2023: Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan, 44, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip targeting several areas in the besieged coastal region.
The airstrikes led to at least thirteen deaths, including women and family members, and at least twenty injuries.
Mervat was killed along with her husband Dr. Jamal Saber Khaswan, 52, a Dentist and the Chairperson of the Administrative Board of Al-WAFA Hospital, and their son Yousef Khaswan, 19, when an Israeli missile targeted their apartment on the sixth floor of an apartment building in the Remal neighborhood in Gaza.
They were among many Palestinians, including four children and four women, who were killed by Israeli missiles targeting the fifth and the sixth floors of an apartment building in the Remal neighborhood in Gaza.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
- Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 51.
- Ali Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 9.
- Mayar Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 7.
- Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 45.
- Hajar Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 5.
- Laila Majdi Mustafa Al-Bahtini, 44.
- Yousef Jamal Saber Khaswan, 20.
- Dr. Jamal Saber Mohammad Khaswan, 53.
- Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan, 45.
- Dania Ala’ Ata Adas, 19.
- Eman Ala’ Ata Adas, 14.
- Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam, 62.
- Wafa’s Shadid Ghannam (Jihad’s wife), 50.
Israel claimed that Al-Bahtini directed the firing of homemade shells from Gaza over the past month.
Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam is a leader of the Military Council of the Islamic Jihad, and Ezzeddin, from Arraba town near Jenin in the northern West Bank, is a senior leader of the movement.
The Al-Quds Brigades issued a statement mourning Ghannam, the secretary of the group’s ‘Military Council’, Khalil Al-Bahtini, a member of the ‘Military Council’ in the Northern District, and Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, one of the senior armed leaders of the group in the West Bank, and vowed retaliation.
According to initial reports, the strikes targeted areas in Gaza City, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal region, leading to extensive property damage, nine deaths, and many injuries.
The reports also said the strikes targeted Islamic Jihad leaders and members of the group’s armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
The Quds News Network said the Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army fired missiles at the homes and apartments of several leaders and senior officials of the Islamic Jihad movement.
Following the assassinations, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held an urgent meeting to discuss certain precautionary measures for Israelis living in settlements near the Gaza Strip in anticipation of retaliation from the Islamic Jihad and possibly other armed resistance groups.
The Israeli Coordinator of the Government Activities in the occupied territories declared a closure of the Erez (Beit Hanoun) and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings between the Gaza coastal region and Israel immediately after the army started bombing Gaza.
The Israeli Home Front Command also advised the Israeli living near the Gaza Strip to stay near shelters and banned all forms of gatherings in open places for more than ten people, in addition to banning gatherings in closed buildings for more than 100, the Israeli Jerusalem Post said.
The Israeli army said the strikes on Gaza came almost a week after dozens of shells were reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip, following the death of Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan, 45, who died on May 2, at an Israeli prison after 87 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom as he was held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
On May 3, a Palestinian man, Hashel Mubarak Salman Mubarak, 58, was killed by Israeli missiles in the Shati refugee camp northwest of Gaza City.
This post will be updated when more info becomes available.
Dr. Jamal was from the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC
Dr. Jamal Saber Khaswan
May 09, 2023: Dr. Jamal Saber Mohammad Khaswan, 53, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip targeting several areas in the besieged coastal region.
The airstrikes led to at least thirteen deaths, including women and family members, and at least twenty injuries.
Among the dead was Dr. Jamal Khaswan, the Chairperson of the Administrative Board of Al-WAFA Hospital.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as:
- Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 49.
- Ali Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 9.
- Mayar Tareq Ibarhim Ezzeddin, 11.
- Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 45.
- Hajar Khalil Salah Al-Bahtini, 5.
- Laila Majdi Mustafa Al-Bahtini, 44.
- Yousef Jamal Saber Khaswan, 20.
- Dr. Jamal Saber Mohammad Khaswan, 53.
- Mervat Saleh Mohammad Khaswan, 45.
- Dania Ala’ Ata Adas, 19.
- Eman Ala’ Ata Adas, 14.
- Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam, 62.
- Wafa’s Shadid Ghannam (Jihad’s wife), 50.
Israel claimed that Al-Bahtini directed the firing of homemade shells from Gaza over the past month.
Jihad Abdul-Hafeth Ghannam is a leader of the Military Council of the Islamic Jihad, and Ezzeddin, from Arraba town near Jenin in the northern West Bank, is a senior leader of the movement.
The Al-Quds Brigades issued a statement mourning Ghannam, the secretary of the group’s ‘Military Council’, Khalil Al-Bahtini, a member of the ‘Military Council’ in the Northern District, and Tareq Ibrahim Ezzeddin, one of the senior armed leaders of the group in the West Bank, and vowed retaliation.
According to initial reports, the strikes targeted areas in Gaza City, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal region, leading to extensive property damage, nine deaths, and many injuries.
The reports also said the strikes targeted Islamic Jihad leaders and members of the group’s armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades.
The Quds News Network said the Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army fired missiles at the homes and apartments of several leaders and senior officials of the Islamic Jihad movement.
Following the assassinations, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held an urgent meeting to discuss certain precautionary measures for Israelis living in settlements near the Gaza Strip in anticipation of retaliation from the Islamic Jihad and possibly other armed resistance groups.
The Israeli Coordinator of the Government Activities in the occupied territories declared a closure of the Erez (Beit Hanoun) and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings between the Gaza coastal region and Israel immediately after the army started bombing Gaza.
The Israeli Home Front Command also advised the Israeli living near the Gaza Strip to stay near shelters and banned all forms of gatherings in open places for more than ten people, in addition to banning gatherings in closed buildings for more than 100, the Israeli Jerusalem Post said.
The Israeli army said the strikes on Gaza came almost a week after dozens of shells were reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip, following the death of Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan, 45, who died on May 2, at an Israeli prison after 87 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom as he was held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
On May 3, a Palestinian man, Hashel Mubarak Salman Mubarak, 58, was killed by Israeli missiles in the Shati refugee camp northwest of Gaza City.
This post will be updated when more info becomes available.
Dr. Jamal was from the Gaza city. Source: IMEMC
Alternate spelling: Dr. Jamal Saber Khuswan