Israel has launched coordinated attacks on the Gaza Strip and Syria, targeting two commanders of Palestinian resistance group, Islamic Jihad.
In a statement, the Islamic Jihads military wing, Al-Quds Brigades, confirmed the death of its commander, Baha Abu al-Ata, 42, in an Israeli aerial assault on his Gaza home early on Tuesday. The statement added that the group was on 'maximum alert'. It also vowed to continue in the footsteps of its assassinated commander in order to 'complete the process of liberation of the entire beloved Palestine'.