Mideast in Pictures: 8 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Xinhua
05 Aug 2022, 22:00 GMT+10
GAZA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least eight Palestinians were killed and 44 injured on Friday in the intensive Israeli fighter jets' airstrikes on Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) targets in the Gaza Strip, medics and eyewitnesses said.
Taysir al-Jabari, a commander of Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of Jihad, was among those killed, the PIJ said in a statement.
On Friday, Israeli fighter jets launched three intensive airstrikes on the PIJ targets in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses.
The Israeli army confirmed in a statement that the raid was part of a declared military operation "True Dawn."
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