Rocket sirens were sounded in areas surrounding the Gaza Strip and in Ashdod and Gedera after Israel confirmed that it assassinated Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Leader Bahaa Abu Al-Ata in Gaza early Tuesday morning.
The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that Israel was responsible for the aerial attack against Al-Ata, who it described as a “senior Islamic Jihad commander” who was responsible for “numerous terrorist attacks and rocket attacks against the State of Israel in recent months and who intended to immediately carry out further attacks…”
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