Israel Kills Islamic Jihad Commander in Gaza, Another Targeted in Damascus

Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad in a rare targeted strike.
Israel Kills Islamic Jihad Commander in Gaza, Another Targeted in Damascus
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad extremist stands guard at the scene of an Israeli strike that killed the group's field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza City on Nov. 12, 2019. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Reuters
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Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad in a rare targeted strike in the Gaza Strip on Nov. 12, and the group responded by firing rockets at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.

In the most serious escalation in months, an Israeli missile attack also targeted the home of an Islamic Jihad official in Damascus, killing two people including one of his sons, Syrian state media said. Israel declined any comment on that incident.