WATCH: Israeli Airstrikes Cause Part of Building to Collapse, Taking Out Top Terrorist Leader in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces posted a video on Friday of its strikes that took out a top terrorist leader in Gaza.

The IDF killed Tayseer Jabari, who was the commander of the military wing of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, on Friday.

IDF publishes a video of the airstrike on senior Islamic Jihad commander, Tayseer Jabari in northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/cySVQsg3Bt

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According to The Times of Israel:

Israel announced the start of a military operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon with multiple strikes on targets of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, with leaders saying the actions were necessary after the group refused to back down from its intentions to carry out attacks against the country.

The military said six sites were hit by fighter jets and armed drones as it launched Operation Breaking Dawn. One of the strikes killed one of the PIJ’s senior commanders.

The IDF also targeted the head of the anti-tank guided missile array and several squads preparing attacks. The army estimated that between 10-20 terror operatives had been killed in the opening wave of airstrikes.

>The Hamas-run health ministry said at least 10 people had been killed, including a 5-year-old girl, and 55 others wounded.

Hamas is a U.S.-designated terrorist group.

“Islamic Jihad planned a murderous attack against civilians, and we broke the entire chain of perpetrators and planners. It won’t end over the next few hours,” a senior IDF officer told Israeli news site Ynet.

“We always make a great effort to avoid collateral damage in Gaza, and so it will be this time as well. [Islamic] Jihad planned an attack and it backfired on them.

“The Israeli government will not allow terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip to set the agenda in the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip and threaten the citizens of the State of Israel. Anyone who tries to harm Israel should know: we will find you,” said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in a statement.

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