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Islamic Jihad confirms Israel killed its senior commander

The Islamic Jihad militant group has confirmed that an Israeli air strike killed one of its commanders on Monday. 

Israel's military also confirmed that it had killed Hussam Abu Harbeed, Islamic Jihad's northern division commander. 

Commenting on Harbeed's assassination, the Israeli army said he was "behind several anti-tank missile terror attacks" against Israeli civilians.