Israeli Army Claims to Have Killed a Hamas Subordinate Unit Commander
Xinhua News Agency, Jerusalem, October 16 (Reporter Pang Xinyi, Wang Zhuolun) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on the 16th that the Israeli military recently killed a squad commander of the "Nukhba" unit, which is affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), in the Gaza Strip.
The statement said that on the 14th, the Israeli military launched an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, killing the squad commander Mahir Husseini of the "Nukhba" unit. The IDF claimed that this individual had infiltrated an Israeli military base during the Hamas raid on Israel on October 7, 2023.
The statement also mentioned that Mahir Husseini had recently planned and carried out attacks against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians.
Israeli Defense Forces killed Hamas commander Mahir Husseini in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip on October 14, 2023. Husseini was involved in planning attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians and had previously infiltrated an Israeli military base during a Hamas raid on October 7, 2023.
- Israeli Defense Forces killed Hamas commander Mahir Husseini in Gaza Strip airstrike.
- The airstrike occurred on October 14, 2023.
- Husseini was involved in planning attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians.
- He infiltrated an Israeli military base during a Hamas raid on October 7, 2023.