PIJ fighter killed in Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon
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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement's military wing announces the martyrdom of a Resistance fighter in southern Lebanon following an Israeli airstrike.
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A member of al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad walks during a protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Chatila in Beirut, Lebanon, May 11, 2024. (AP)
Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, announced on Saturday the death of one of their fighters from the Martyr Ali al-Aswad Battalion in Syria. The fighter was killed near the borders of occupied Palestine in southern Lebanon.
In a statement, the PIJ's armed wing identified the martyr as 45-year-old Mohammad Zuhair Khalil Jalbout, also known as "Abu Khalil." They reported that Jalbout was killed in an Israeli attack.
The Resistance factions stated that Jalbout was martyred while performing his duty as a Resistance fighter in support of the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. They emphasized their commitment to the struggle and the path of Resistance until liberation.
بأسمى آيات الفخر والاعتزاز تزُف سرايا القدس الجناح العسكري لحركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين إلى شعبنا الفلسطيني المجاهد وإلى الأمتين العربية والإسلامية
— نعيم ابو حجر (@naim2304) June 15, 2024
الشهيد المجاهد محمد زهير خليل جلبوط (45 عام) "أبو خليل".
من أبطال كتيبة الشهيد علي الأسود – ساحة سورية.
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The Al-Quds Brigades have mourned several fighters who have been killed at the Lebanese border with occupied Palestine since the beginning of Operation al-Al-Aqsa Flood.
The latest martyrs included Mahmoud Mohammad Ballaouni, known as "Abu Adi," aged 29, Ahmad Mohammad Halawa, known as "Abu Mohammad," aged 28, and Mohammad Hussein Joud, known as "Abu Ward," aged 27. All were members of the Martyr Ali al-Aswad Battalion and were martyred on May 8.
Escalating Israeli bombardment
Two Lebanese women were killed and 14 people were wounded, some critically, in an Israeli air aggression late Thursday that targeted a building in the town of Jennata near Tyre city, southern Lebanon.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that the casualty toll is not final.
Rescue teams and paramedics remain on site looking for martyrs and survivors under the rubble.
Directly following the attack on the building, Israeli media cautioned that the entity must anticipate a Hezbollah retaliation, warning that the degree of the Resistance's response might not be predictable, citing the operations conducted in the past two days.
