The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commanding officer Tayseer Jabari in a military attack, according to a Friday statement. .The IDF statement said Jabari was entrusted to make decisions in the PIJ and carried out many anti-tank missile attacks against Israelis and IDF soldiers. .About 10 PIJ terrorists were targeted, including a group who were about to carry out an anti-tank missile and sniper attack. Military bases and buildings used by them were hit. .Jabari used to work as the PIJ head of operations. He replaced former PIJ commanding officer Baha Abu al-Ata after he was killed by the IDF in Operation Black Belt in 2019. .The statement said during Operation Guardian of the Walls, Jabari fired a number of rockets at Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip and was responsible for an attack that killed a person. .According to the statement, a special situation has been declared in Israel within 80 km of the Gaza Strip. People are encouraged to shelter in place. .The IDF said it is continuing to operate against the PIJ. .This incident comes after Russia fired a missile from an S-300 air defense system at Israeli jets over Syria in May, a move a senior defense source described as a “very strange and worrying” act..READ MORE: MAKICHUK: Israeli fighter jets targeted by Russian missile over Syria.The incident could force the Israeli Air Force to change its mode of operation, when striking targets in Syria. .The missile attack happened following a strike into Syria, when Israeli war planes were returning.
