Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, another targeted in Damascus

• At least two people were killed and six wounded in the early morning attack on a residential building.
• An Islamic Jihad official confirmed it was the home of political leader Akram Al-Ajouri.
• The Palestinian militant group blamed the attack on "the Zionist criminal enemy".

(Damascus) Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said Israel targeted the house of one of its officials in the Syrian capital on Tuesday (November 12), killing two people, including one of Akram Al-Ajouri's sons.

In the most serious escalation in months, at least two people were killed and six wounded in the early morning attack on a residential building in Damascus, Syrian state media reported.

An Islamic Jihad official confirmed it was the home of political leader Akram Al-Ajouri. In a statement, the Palestinian militant group blamed the attack on "the Zionist criminal enemy".

The residential building is near the Lebanese embassy in Mezzah, a western district of the capital where Damascus University and many foreign embassies are located.

Also on Tuesday, Israel killed a top commander Islamic Jihad in a rare targeted strike in the Gaza Strip, while militants responded by firing rockets at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.