Israel kills senior Palestinian militant in airstrike

A senior Palestinian militant was killed today in what witnesses said was an Israeli airstrike on his vehicle, medics said.

A senior Palestinian militant was killed today in what witnesses said was an Israeli airstrike on his vehicle, medics said.

The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the explosion.

A Palestinian family identified the body of the commander as Mohammed al-Dahdouh, an Islamic Jihad commander.

Medics had said earlier that the man belonged to Hamas. Confusion arose, they said, because his clothing resembled that of Hamas  commanders.

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