JERUSALEM, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Saturday that Aiman Zaarab, a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad Rafah Brigade, was killed in an airstrike on the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah. Zaarab directed the Islamic Jihad's elite forces during the Oct. 7 onslaught on Kibbutz Sufa and the Sufa military post bordering the Gaza Strip, said the IDF in a statement. Zaarab had "commanded and directed" several attacks, and over the past few days, he led the Islamic Jihads' preparations for a combat in the southern Gaza Strip against the Israeli military, according to the statement. Along with Zaarab, two other Islamic Jihad operatives were killed during the strike, the IDF added. (Editor:Liao Yifan) |
The Dolphins have a 1stWorkers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to vote in May on United Auto Workers unionREVEALED: NBC 'plans to put heartWomen share the infuriating behaviour that made them start to rethink their relationshipsThe Dolphins have a 1stGunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officersBarcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern SpainBengals likely to look for an offensive tackle and runIndianapolis man charged with murder in fatal shootings of 3 at apartment complexDropping the ball: Jags hope to end decades of ineptitude when it comes to drafting receivers early