IDF Kills PIJ Rocket-Launching Cell Commander Ahmed Abu Mughaysib in Southern Gaza

The IDF announced on June 3, 2026 that it had killed Ahmed Abu Mughaysib, head of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket-launching cell operating in southern Gaza. A separate overnight strike in central Gaza killed at least one Hamas operative. In a further incident, two people were killed in an IDF strike on a house in al-Maghazi refugee camp, per Hamas-affiliated media. The elimination of Abu Mughaysib continues Israel's sustained campaign of targeted killings against PIJ and Hamas military commanders during the October 2025 ceasefire period. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir publicly stated on June 3 that there is 'no ceasefire for our forces' in Lebanon — underscoring that Israeli military operations continue across multiple fronts simultaneously.