Commander dead

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza early Tuesday in a resumption of pinpointed targeting that threatens a fierce round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants.

Minutes after the Iranian-backed group confirmed the death of the commander, Bahaa Abu el-Atta, at dawn, barrages of rockets could be heard fired toward southern Israel from Gaza.

The Islamic Jihad said Abu el-Atta, 42, was undergoing “a heroic act” when he was assassinated. It did not elaborate, but vowed revenge.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said a man and a woman were killed in an airstrike at a house and two other people were wounded. The Islamic Jihad said Abu elAtta, 42, was undergoing “a heroic act” when he was assassinated.

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