Fazal Abu al-Ata, identified by the Israeli military as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander, has been killed in the Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to the army update, Al Jazeera reports.

The military operation was carried out on Monday in coordination with the Shin Bet intelligence agency, it added, claiming that he took part in the October 2023 attack on Israel and planned other attacks on troops.

The army claimed that it also killed Hamad Kamel Abd al-Aziz Ayad, another senior PIJ fighter.

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