Israeli Army Kills Islamic Jihad Leading Member In Gaza

The Israeli army on Friday killed a leading Islamic Jihad member in the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media.

"The Israeli army killed a prominent member of the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza," the Israeli broadcaster said without identifying the targeted member.

There was also no confirmation from Islamic Jihad.

For its part, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said that one person was killed and 15 others injured in Israeli attacks on the enclave.

According to an Anadolu Agency in Gaza, Israeli warplanes hit separate areas in Gaza City, Khan Yunis and the northern Gaza Strip.

Among the targets that the army raided, an apartment in Burj Palestine, in the Rimal neighborhood, in western of Gaza City.

Earlier on Friday, the Israeli army said that it had begun carrying out raids on some targets in the Gaza Strip.

It added that a military campaign has been launched on the strip against the Palestinian group known as Islamic Jihad.

*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat -