Ayman Suleiman Abu Tayr (ID#: 801367459, age 39), a commander in Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Central Operations Unit who also served as a licensed nurse and head of Nasser Hospital’s Therapeutic Nutrition Unit, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in June 2025, according to Gabriel Epstein on X at 10:46 PM to 11:15 PM UTC on February 26, 2026, during the 29-minute reporting window. The X post by GabrielEpsteinX specifies Abu Tayr's dual roles in PIJ's military structure and Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, with no new military actions or developments reported in the window. This identification follows prior IDF operations in northern Gaza, including the dismantling of 5 km of tunnels in Beit Hanoun announced earlier on February 26 by Lt. Col. Avital Shoshani. No additional details on the airstrike's location, timing within June 2025, or circumstances were provided in the source. The report emerges amid ongoing conflict, separate from Prince Harry's call for aid corridors in Gaza as noted by Channel 4 News earlier that evening.
