Israeli attacks on Gaza: Islamic Jihad commander killed

The death toll in Israel’s attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip has risen to 25.

A written statement was made by the Gaza Ministry of Health regarding the people who lost their lives and were injured as a result of the Israeli attacks. According to the statement, the number of Palestinians who have lost their lives in the attacks carried out by the Israeli army in Gaza since Tuesday, May 9 rose to 25 and the number of wounded to 76.

The military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Al-Quds Seriyyes, confirmed in a written statement that Ali Hasan Gali, who was in charge of the rocket unit, was killed in the Israeli attack. The movement had previously announced that three high-ranking military officers had been killed in the Israeli attacks.

Health sources in Gaza announced that 21 people, including women and children, were killed and 64 wounded in airstrikes carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The Israeli army launched an attack on Gaza under blockade, claiming that it was targeting the leaders of the Islamic Jihad Movement around the morning of Tuesday, May 9. Palestinian groups responded with a series of rockets from Gaza into Israel.

Ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Palestinian groups conducted through international parties yielded no results. (AA)