Israel indicted a senior commander of the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Thursday, whose arrest earlier this month sparked a brief conflict in the Gaza Strip.
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The charges against Bassam al-Saadi, captured on Aug. 1 during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, include incitement and service in an illegal organization, according to the IDF.
Al-Saadi, according to the military, is an "influential senior official" who engaged in "core terrorist activities," including funding.
Anticipating retaliation to Al-Saadi's arrest, the IDF launched Operation Breaking Dawn, an extensive Israeli counterterrorism campaign against the PIJ, during which its entire security echelon is said to have been eliminated.
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