<\/span> Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Three senior commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were killed in a series of Israeli strikes that hit the Gaza Strip early on May 9. | In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it had assassinated Khalil Bahtini, 44, who commands the PIJ in northern Gaza, Jihad Ghanem, 62, a top official in the group's military council, and Tareq Izz ed-Din, 49, who it said directs the group's activities in the West Bank from Gaz…<\/span><\/p>\nDave DeCamp<\/span> (2023-05-10)<\/span>. State Department Says Israel Has Right to 'Protect Itself' After Israel's Gaza Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians.<\/a><\/span> news.antiwar.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n