The Israeli military attacked several targets in the coastal strip.
An Islamic Jihad member told Al-Jazeera that Taysir al-Jabari, commander of the northern region of Saraya al-Quds, was killed during the raids.
On Monday, PIJ leader Bassem Saadi was arrested in the West Bank town of Jenin during an Israeli operation.
As for Hamas, it reacted by affirming that "the resistance with all its military arms and factions are united in this battle and will say its word with full force."
* These images used in the photogallery news have been taken by the Palestinian photographer, Ibraheem M. Lafi.
