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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JERUSALEM, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a senior member of the Islamic State (IS) group in the Gaza Strip over the past week, the IDF said in a statement on Friday.
The Israeli military identified the man as Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Abu Zubaydah, who served as head of ISIS's Palestinian District in the Gaza Strip, the group's highest-ranking position in the Palestinian enclave.
Abu Zubaydah was the target of an airstrike carried out under the direction of Israeli intelligence, the IDF said. The ISIS leader was allegedly responsible for policy development, operational planning and oversight of the group's activities in the West Bank, Gaza and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
The IDF said ISIS fighters were directly involved in battles with the Israeli army in Gaza and accused the group of transporting military equipment and transferring significant funds from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip.
“The IDF will continue to act against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip,” the statement said. –0–
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