IDF says eliminates head of Islamic Jihad's Rocket and Missile Unit

The IDF struck and eliminated the Head of the Islamic Jihad's Rocket and Missile Unit in the Rafah Area who fired rockets from inside the Humanitarian Area at Israeli civilians, the IDF announced Tuesday. On Monday the Israeli Air Force conducted an intelligence-based strike on the terrorist Ahmed Aish Salame al-Hashash, who served as the Head of the Islamic Jihad's Rocket and Missile Unit in the Rafah area. Al-Hashash was responsible for the Islamic Jihad’s rocket attacks in the Rafah Brigade and was an important source of knowledge of rocket fire within the Islamic Jihad terror organization in Gaza. During the war, al-Hashash was responsible for firing rockets from inside the Humanitarian Area toward Israeli civilians, according to the IDF.  At the time of the strike, Salame al-Hashash was embedded and operating inside the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis. Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence. 
 