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Israel military says targeted top Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in Iran strike

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17-03-2026 | 06:54

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Israel military says targeted top Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in Iran strike

The Israeli military said Tuesday it targeted Akram al-Ajouri, head of the military wing of the group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in a strike in Iran.

"We conducted a strike against Akram al-Ajouri," a military official told reporters during a briefing, adding that the "senior commander in the Islamic Jihad of Gaza" had been living in Iran and had not been confirmed killed.

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