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IDF Airstrike Kills Senior PIJ Commander Alkaman Anbar of Gaza City Brigade, Linked to Islamic Jihad

Nov 15, 2024, 06:58 AM

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a precision airstrike in Gaza City, resulting in the death of Alkaman Abed Elslam Khalil Anbar, a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Anbar was reportedly responsible for coordinating fire support and rocket launches from Gaza into Israel. The operation was guided by intelligence from Shin Bet and targeted Anbar due to his significant role in overseeing PIJ's rocket systems and weapons manufacturing. The IDF stated that several other PIJ operatives were also killed in the strike, further emphasizing the military's ongoing efforts to dismantle terror infrastructure linked to both Islamic Jihad and Hamas, which have been implicated in recent attacks against Israeli civilians.