Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced the death of commander Khalid Ahmed al-Jahleb (56) of the Khan Younis Brigade, who died of a heart attack, according to an official statement.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's armed wing reported the death of a senior commander due to natural causes. Khalid Ahmed al-Jahleb, a commander in the Khan Younis Brigade, died of a heart attack, according to an official statement released by the organization. The death comes amid ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza, but appears unrelated to military activity. The Zioneer has previously reported on several PIJ commanders killed in Israeli strikes, including the funeral of Zaki Abu Mustafa and the killing of weapons-production commander Adam Abu Hadid — marking this as a non-combat fatality.
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