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Israel Kills Two Islamic Jihad Commanders Planning Attacks

The IDF confirmed killing two Islamic Jihad commanders, Iyad Nabal and Ahmed Ma’ruf, responsible for rocket attacks, in a strike on Monday.

By Ehud Amiton

Jerusalem, 9 June, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders planning to carry out attacks in the “immediate future” were killed in a strike, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Tuesday.

The IDF identified the two killed in Monday’s strike as Iyad Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Nabal and Ahmed Abd al-Hamid Hamed Ma’ruf. Both were responsible for firing rockets at troops and into Israel.

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