Overview

• The Israel Defense Forces announced Friday that it killed Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Abu Zubaida in Bureij during a strike conducted over the past week.
• The IDF described Abu Zubaida as the head of ISIS’s so-called Palestine District and the most senior ISIS figure in the Gaza Strip.
• According to the military, the operation was executed by aircraft under Southern Command with guidance from the Intelligence Directorate.
• The IDF said Abu Zubaida set policy and oversaw ISIS activities across the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the Sinai Peninsula.
• Military statements attribute to him coordination of attacks, weapons transfers and significant fundraising into Gaza, and they pledge continued operations against terrorist networks.