GAZA, Palestine, Nov 23 (NNN-WAFA) – A militant in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, on Friday, died of critical wounds which he had, during the last round of tension with Israel, medics said.
The Health Ministry in Gaza said, Mohammad Sawarkeh, 40, succumbed to his wounds he sustained on Nov 14, during the last round of escalation between Israel and the group’s armed wing.
Sawarkeh is a senior militant in the Islamic Jihad armed wing, and commander of the group, in central Gaza Strip’s al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad.
Eight family members were killed, in an Israeli airstrike on their house, in Deir el-Ballah town, in central Gaza Strip last week.
The health ministry said, 36 Palestinians, including women and children, had been killed in the last tension in the Gaza Strip, that went on for two days.
The round of tension ended with a cease-fire agreement brokered by Egypt between the two sides.– NNN-WAFA
