The ceasefire, which Israel and Palestine both had confirmed, came into force at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, and followed a targeted Israeli military operation that killed several high-ranking PIJ members in the Gaza Strip, including military chief Taisir al-Jabari and Islamic Jihad s southern commander, Khaled Mansour
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The UN Security Council (UNSC) is to discuss Israel s airstrikes on Gaza in a closed doors session in New York on Monday, as the death toll continued to rise, with 24 people confirmed dead and 203 injured, according to the Palestinian Health .
Israel s army on Sunday announced that it has targeted another military chief from the militant organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip.Islamic Jihad s southern commander, Khaled Mansour, was killed in an airstrike in the .
Israel Gaza conflict: Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which is classified as a terrorist organization by both the European Union and the United States, is closely linked to Israel s arch-enemy Iran and is the second most powerful militia in the Gaza Strip after the ruling Hamas militant group.