GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel has carried out its highest-profile attack in the Gaza Strip in months. The Israeli military confirms that an airstrike today killed a top Palestinian militant commander and a second militant.
The Israelis say the commander was plotting an attack inside Israel similar to the one his group carried out in August that killed eight people.
Palestinian witnesses say Israeli drones were seen hovering above, just moments before a vehicle exploded into flames just outside of Gaza City.
The commander (Zuhair al-Qaissi) was in charge of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, a large militant group aligned with Hamas.
Israel often targets Gaza militants it says are preparing attacks, but the situation has been relatively calm in recent months.
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