By Matthew Roscoe • Updated: 07 Aug 2022 • 11:44
BREAKING: Head of Islamic Jihad's Southern Gaza Division killed by Israel Defence Forces. Image: @IDF/Official
“This is Khaled Mansour,” the IDF wrote alongside a picture of Mansour. “As the Islamic Jihad’s Southern Gaza Division Commander, he was responsible for dozens of terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians & soldiers.”
The Israel Defence Forces added: “Last night, he was targeted & killed by IDF aircraft.
“We will continue to act against any threat to Israel.”
This is Khaled Mansour. As the Islamic Jihad's Southern Gaza Division Commander, he was responsible for dozens of terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians & soldiers. Last night, he was targeted & killed by IDF aircraft. We will continue to act against any threat to Israel. pic.twitter.com/lhbNib3Sns — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 7, 2022
This is Khaled Mansour. As the Islamic Jihad's Southern Gaza Division Commander, he was responsible for dozens of terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians & soldiers.
Last night, he was targeted & killed by IDF aircraft.
We will continue to act against any threat to Israel. pic.twitter.com/lhbNib3Sns
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 7, 2022
A video reportedly footage released by the IDF shows the airstrike that killed the PIJ leader of southern Gaza, Khaled Mansour.
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian wrote: “IDF publishes a video showing the airstrike that killed Khaled Mansour, the PIJ leader of southern Gaza.”
IDF publishes a video showing the airstrike that killed Khaled Mansour, the PIJ leader of southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/TwqIU7V1N6 — Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) August 7, 2022
IDF publishes a video showing the airstrike that killed Khaled Mansour, the PIJ leader of southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/TwqIU7V1N6
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) August 7, 2022
Further information from the IDF noted that they had been “striking Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation tunnels in the Gaza Strip.”
The IDF is currently striking Islamic Jihad terrorist organization tunnels in the Gaza Strip. — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 7, 2022
The IDF is currently striking Islamic Jihad terrorist organization tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
Video footage circulating online reportedly shows those strikes.
IntelDoge wrote: “Video of the strike on the tunnel.”
Video of the strike on the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/1Vuw3mcGWH — doge (@IntelDoge) August 7, 2022
Video of the strike on the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/1Vuw3mcGWH
— doge (@IntelDoge) August 7, 2022
@ignis_fatum on Twitter posted a picture of the “aftermath of the IDF strike on the home of the son of Ahmed Al Mudalal, in which Khalid Mansour and a number of other PIJ senior terrorists were eliminated.”
https://twitter.com/ignis_fatum/status/1556139038700101632?s=21&t=9Lp8iTgobXvyPWTf6F-VDA
Reporter Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian shared photos published by DM Gantz’s office reportedly “showing him approving the IDF strike on Khaled Mansour, the PIJ leader of southern Gaza.”
Photos published by DM Gantz's office show him approving the IDF strike on Khaled Mansour, the PIJ leader of southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/JWZHvEhY1l — Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) August 7, 2022
Photos published by DM Gantz's office show him approving the IDF strike on Khaled Mansour, the PIJ leader of southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/JWZHvEhY1l
Following the announcement of Khaled Mansour’s death, the IDF released a video reportedly showing an Islamic Jihad strike on Jabaliya, northern Gaza which killed Palestinian civilians—including children.”
The news of the death of Khaled Mansour comes after Taysir al-Jabari, the Head of the Islamic Jihad Palestine Movement was reportedly killed in a missile strike by Israel Defence Forces, on Friday, August 5.
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