IDF kills three senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip

Chaim Twill
8 June 2026   
Photo: 
Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90

The IDF attacked in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday and killed three senior terrorists from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization.

The following terrorists were eliminated in the attack:

  • Muhammad Atiya Hassan Abu Afesh - Head of the engineering and specializations department in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Afesh served as responsible for developing capabilities in the organization's engineering department. He worked extensively to harm our forces and was considered an active and central terrorist in the organization.
  • Farhat Zuhair Farhat Harara - Deputy head of the engineering department in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Harara served as the right-hand man of the engineering department commander, who was eliminated with him.
  • Abdullah Allah Riyadh Masoud Qadum - Responsible for the anti-tank system in the northern Gaza Strip sector of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He has launched many anti-tank attacks against our forces over the past few years.

According to the IDF spokesman, "Recently, and contrary to the ceasefire agreement, the terrorists have continued to promote terrorist plots against IDF forces and the State of Israel. This activity is part of the ongoing efforts of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, which took part in the October 7 massacre, to attempt to restore and enhance its military capabilities and promote additional terrorist plots.".

""The IDF will continue to act against the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip and to remove any threat to IDF forces and the citizens of the State of Israel.".


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