Palestinian Islamic Jihad released official death notices for 18 commanders killed in Gaza during the ongoing war, as reported by Joe Truzman on X between 12:46 PM and 3:16 PM UTC on February 26, 2026. The announcement confirms the losses in another batch of notices. The release occurred during this 2-hour-30-minute reporting window, with no specific dates or locations provided for the individual deaths in the source. Palestinian Islamic Jihad issued the notices as part of documenting its casualties from the conflict. This development follows IDF operations earlier today in Gaza, where Golani Brigade forces eliminated a terrorist in the southern Gaza Strip between 8:46 AM and 11:46 AM UTC, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. In northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, IDF troops demolished five kilometers of Hamas tunnels containing a weapons cache, as reported by military correspondent Manny Fabian citing the IDF. Separate from Gaza activity, an Israeli drone strike targeted the Ali al-Tahir heights in the Nabatieh region of southern Lebanon between 11:46 AM and 12:46 PM UTC, according to enemy spotter 'Rasid al-Adou', with ambulances heading to the scene.
