⋯ The Israel army estimates between 10-20 Palestinian deaths in Gaza.

- IDF take credit for killing Tayseer Jabari, as well as the head of the ATGM array in PIJ.

- Gaza Health Ministry: Four martyrs including a child and more than 20 injuries.

“The J, historically and nowadays, are not warriors, but a nation of cunning and deceit.”

- Sheikh Ragheb Harb

PIJ's second commander to be killed by the Israeli aggression is Khalil Al-Bahtini.

Update: 7 were murdered including a 5-year-old girl, 40 wounded.

⋯ Casualties are said to have rose to 8, with 55 injured.

⋯ The Israeli army released footage of their targetted assassination of PIJ's commanders.

⋯ The Israeli Army activated the Iron Dome Batteries in the Central District (Tel Aviv).

- The municipalities of Yavneh and Ashdod announce the opening of their bomb shelters.

⋯ Al-Nasser Brigades mourns the PIJ commanders and announce they are ready to assist.

⋯ Context:

1- On 1 ⁠August, the IDF raided Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, and arrested a local leader of PIJ, Bassam Saadi. A bloody arrest that killed the 17-year-old militant Derar Al-Kafrini.

2- The IDF strengthened its economic siege on Gaza, closing all border crossings since 2 ⁠August.

3- The IDF launched today a military attack on Gaza: “Operation Breaking Dawn”.

🛑 No rocket/bullet was fired at Israel during all of this.

The IDF has been arresting Palestinians in the West Bank more intensively in these last few months.

⋯ 🚨 FAKE_NEWS

No truth to any reports about new Hezbullah deployment near the border with Palestine.

⋯ Israel Broadcasting Corporation:

"Planes at Ben Gurion Airport have been diverted to the north in fear of rockets being fired from Gaza towards Tel Aviv.

⋯ Israel, in its everlasting attempt to create sedition between the resistance, sent a message to Hamas through Egypt stressing that the operation is against PIJ only and that Hamas shouldn't get involved.

⋯ PFLP: "The enemy thinks that it is capable of singling out Islamic Jihad and splitting the unity of the resistance."

Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhoum: "We have a united resistance on the ground, and it cannot accept the shedding of Palestinian blood."