Thread by @GabrielEpsteinX

Palestinian Islamic Jihad recently published the names of an additional 85 commanders killed during the Gaza war. This thread will cover the second half of the list (see next tweet for the first), which includes commanders in media, medical, and police roles. Details below: 🧵

Analysis of the first half of the list is here:

Hassan Abdulfattah Farajallah Farajallah (ID#: 800183485, age 39), an executive at the PIJ-affiliated al-Quds Today TV as well as a news presenter, was the commander of PIJ’s Mobilization Unit in the Northern Brigade. He was also, according to his Facebook page and other social media posts, a human development coach and educator at multiple Gazan schools.

Farajallah was killed in a December 2023 airstrike, and is listed by the IFJ and Hamas-run Government Media Office, though not the Committee to Protect Journalists, as a journalist killed during the war.

Murshid Mohammed Murshid Abu Abdullah (ID#: 802290056, age 36), a commander in PIJ’s internal security unit for the Khan Younis Brigade, was the managing director of the al-Baraka Specialized Health Center, a government-run primary care clinic in Deir al-Balah, and is listed by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry as a radiology technician at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Abu Abdullah was killed in a July 2025 airstrike.

Rami Talal Mohammed Jarghoun (ID#: 800669095, age 37), a PIJ commander in the al-Balad Battalion’s Support Unit within the Khan Younis Brigade, is listed by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry as an administrative supervisor at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. Jarghoun was killed in a September 2024 airstrike.

Ahmed Hanafi Ahmed Abu Tarabish (ID#: 800536831, age 39), a PIJ commander in the Northern Brigade's Surveillance Unit, was also a police captain, based on photos posted by his family. Abu Tarabish was killed in a December 2024 airstrike.

Summary of combined list of 85 slain PIJ commanders:
72 commanders are directly connected to one of PIJ’s five regional brigade: Gaza (20), Northern (17), Khan Younis (16), Central (11), and Rafah (8); 13 others are connected to centralized PIJ units.

The 85 commanders span a wide array of ranks: 11 deputy battalion commanders, 13 commanders in centralized PIJ units, 39 commanders in various centralized brigade-level units, 10 commanders from battalion-level support units, 2 Nukhba commanders, and 10 field-level squad commanders.

76 of the 85 commanders (89%) can be found on the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health death toll list.

16 held an initially confirmable civilian/dual position, including:
- 4 journalists/media workers
- 5 nurses or other healthcare workers
- 2 lawyers
- 1 police captain

PIJ has announced the names of 166 slain commanders in the last month. The introduction of field-level commanders into the latest list likely means more announcements of lower-ranking commanders will come with time.

This style—major releases of obituary posters with specific information about roles within PIJ—is the opposite of Hamas’ approach thus far. Post-ceasefire, Hamas has slowly but steadily released individual obituaries without a clear order by rank or area, and largely limited details about role beyond distinguishing between commanders and rank-and-file militants. However, while PIJ obituaries amount mostly to posters, Hamas also releases highly-produced obituary videos and supporting media.

Links:
List and obituary posters begin here: t.me/sarayaps/20081
Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry dashboard: sehatty.ps/public/
Health Ministry death toll list analyzed with a link to the data: x.com/GabrielEpstein…

All links supporting details about individuals highlighted in either thread or more comprehensive identification of anyone on the PIJ commanders list available on request.

Abu Abdullah is listed in a Hamas-run Health Ministry dashboard that contains a disaggregated list of reported healthcare workers killed. To access the list, go to the link below, click the “Health Staff” tab, right-click the admin and services column, and select “view as a table” to search Abu Abdullah's ID within that list. sehatty.ps/public/

Social media posts about Jarghoun show him in scrubs and state that he worked at the European hospital, but are not clear about his role. A Hamas-run Health Ministry dashboard, however, contains a disaggregated list of claimed healthcare workers killed. To see it, go to the link below, click the “Health Staff” tab, right-click the admin and services column, and select “view as a table”. By searching Jarghoun's ID number, one can find he is listed as an administrative supervisor at the European hospital. sehatty.ps/public/

Farajallah was previously identified by @MiddleEastBuka -- what's new is PIJ giving more detail about his position within the organization.