Israel: We have eliminated Abu Sakhil, Head of a Jihad movement in Gaza

Admin I Monday, November 11, 2024

 

GAZA, Palestine – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF has announced it eliminated Muhammad Abu Sakhil, one of the Palestinian fighters and Head of Operation of a Jihad movement in the Gaza Strip.

Muhammad Abu Sakhil, according to the IDF was a significant figure in the Jihad organisation and that he once operated at the Fahed al-Sabah School in northern Gaza Strip. The IDF said he was eliminated in a precise operation following receipt of intelligence.

“Yesterday (Saturday), with the direction of precise IDF and ISA intelligence, the IAF conducted a precise strike and eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Abu Sakhil, head of operations for the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.

“Abu Sakhil operated in a command and control center that was embedded inside a compound that previously served as the ‘Fahed al-Sabah’ School in the northern Gaza Strip”, the IDF Spokesman, Read Admiral Daniel Hagari said.

The statement noted that he was a significant figure for the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in the planning and execution of terrorist activities and coordinating attacks with Hamas against Israeli civilians and IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip.

“Additionally, he was involved in compiling situational assessments. Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence”, the IDF said, adding “ this is another example of the Islamic Jihad’s systematic exploitation of civilian infrastructure and the civilian population as a human shield for its terrorist activities”.