<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> Israel on early Tuesday killed three Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza airstrikes, news agency Reuters reported citing Palestinian officials. </p> <p>The Israeli military took to social media to declare the commencement of 'Operation Shield and Arrow' and highlighted the elimination of three senior members of the Islamic Jihad 'terrorist organisation'.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The IDF has just announced the beginning of Operation Shield and Arrow. Follow for updates in real-time. <a href="https://t.co/6ic3Ljp2rK">pic.twitter.com/6ic3Ljp2rK</a></p> — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href="https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1655735040268009472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>According to Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the deceased are identified as- Khalil Bahtini, the Islamic Jihad commander for the northern Gaza Strip; Tareq Izzeldeen, the group’s intermediary between its Gaza and West Bank members; and Jehad Ghanam, the secretary of the Islamic Jihad’s military council.</p> <div class="group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black/10 dark:border-gray-900/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]"> <div class="flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto"> <div class="relative flex flex-col w-[calc(100%-50px)] gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]"> <div class="flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3"> <div class="min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words"> <div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"> <p>According to Palestinian officials and medics, at least six Palestinians were killed in the airstrikes, including three civilians, while several others sustained injuries, reported Reuters.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-4">Last week, the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody triggered several hours of cross-border fighting between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, in which one Palestinian man was killed.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-5">The air strikes marked the latest incident in more than a year of surging violence, with repeated Israeli military raids and escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank amid a spate of Palestinian street attacks targeting Israelis.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-5">According to Reuters, more than 90 Palestinians and at least 19 Israelis and foreigners have been killed since January.</p> <div class="spacing-container__container__2g5QT spacing-container__max-width__zScFd" data-testid="ResponsiveAdSlot"> <div class="ad-slot__container__FEnoz ad-slot__fixed-height__6m70D"> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-6">COGAT, a unit in the Israeli defence ministry that coordinates civilian affairs with the Palestinians, said two crossings with Gaza were closed for entry and exit of people and goods until further notice.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-7">In anticipation of rocket fire in response to the killings, the Israeli military released special instructions for Israelis living in towns within 40 kilometres of Gaza, including to remain near bomb shelters from 2.30 am local time on Tuesday until 6 pm on Thursday.</p> </div> </div>
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