Israel has eliminated the entire top leadership of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, said the head of the Israeli Armed Forces Operations Directorate, Major General Oded Basiuk, reports The Times of Israel.

On August 1, Israel arrested the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Bassam al-Saadi, after which aggravation began on the border between Gaza and Israel..

On August 5, during Operation Dawn, Israeli forces hit several Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza, destroying its military structures and killing top terrorist leader Taysir al-Jabari..

On August 6, Israel killed the commander of the southern brigade of the Al-Quds Brigades in Gaza, Khaled Mansour..

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired more than 580 rockets at Israel after Jabari's assassination. 97% of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system. More than 120 rockets hit Gaza killing more than 20 civilians.

According to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Operation Dawn was necessary to "