IDF and Shin Bet kill senior PIJ member in northern Gaza
The IDF said that Mamdouh Lolo served as the lead ops officer for Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the region
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet announced on Thursday that they have killed a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander in an airstrike in northern Gaza.
The IDF said that Mamdouh Lolo served as the lead ops officer for PIJ in the region.
Lolo also acting as a liaison between Gaza heads and leaders abroad, according to the IDF and Shin Bet security service. He routinely directed attacks on Israeli targets.
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Israel says the strike specifically targeted Lolo due to his key role initiating anti-Israel violence from Gaza, both preceding and amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict.
Officials praised precision intelligence and coordination in taking out a strategic terroritst adversary even as the fighting between the sides continues.