Islamic Jihad has recently expressed dissatisfaction with Israel repudiating the terms of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement reached Aug. 7 between the two sides following the three-day escalation in the Gaza Strip.

Israel launched an offensive against Islamic Jihad members and leaders in Gaza Aug. 5, following the security tension that prevailed against the backdrop of the arrest of Bassam al-Saadi, one of the group’s leaders in the West Bank, by Israeli forces Aug. 2. 

Tension escalated despite international efforts to calm the situation. Israel launched its sudden aggression on the Gaza Strip, killing Taysir al-Jaabari, commander of Al-Quds Brigades' Northern Brigade, by targeting his apartment. Subsequently, Al-Quds Brigades, the Islamic Jihad’s armed wing, announced that its members were on red alert and that it would retaliate. 

Since the early hours of the Israeli military escalation, Arab and international mediation started in a bid to contain the situation. Following strenuous efforts, Egypt put forward an initiative for a truce, pledging to work for the release of Islamic Jihad senior member Saadi and hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh from Israeli prisons. Islamic Jihad agreed to the truce, on the grounds that Israel gave its consent as well.