Islamic Jihad announced the death of its commander in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem, where the Israeli military said it had “eliminated” five fighters, including Muhammad Jabber, also known as Abu Shujaa, AFP reports.

“Abu Shujaa, commander of the Tulkarem Brigade of the Al-Quds Brigades,” the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, which has a strong presence in the refugee camps in the north of the occupied West Bank, “died along with several brothers of his brigade after a heroic battle against the soldiers of the [Israeli] occupation”, the group said in a statement.