Israeli Army Claims to Have Killed Two Hamas Commanders in Gaza Strip

Source: Global Times
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On the 28th local time, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that during the airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on the 24th, two armed commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) were killed.

According to the IDF report, in an airstrike on the Shati area in northern Gaza, the IDF killed a commander of Hamas's elite unit "Nukhba," Abdul-Rahman Maher Abdul-Karim Ziyada. The IDF accused him of infiltrating Israeli territory during the attack on October 7, 2023, and seizing an IDF vehicle to return to the Gaza Strip.

On the same day, in another airstrike targeting Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the IDF killed Kamal Muhammad Hamdan Najjar, the head of the Hamas tunnel unit in the Khan Younis combat zone.

The IDF stated that the aforementioned individuals had been planning and advancing attacks against IDF forces operating in the Gaza Strip, posing a direct threat to the IDF, which eliminated them through precise airstrikes.

(CCTV reporter Liang Hui)

Classification
Region
West Asia, East Asia & Pacific
Analytical Domain
Operational
Primary Category / Secondary Categories
Military Operations / Casualties & Losses
Subcategory
Airstrike
SALUTE Report
Size
2 Hamas commanders
Activity
Israeli airstrikes killed two Hamas commanders
Location
Gaza Strip · Shati · Khan Younis
Unit
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Time
October 24, 2023
Equipment
airstrikes
Summary

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted airstrikes on October 24, 2023, killing two Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip. The strikes targeted Shati and Khan Younis, eliminating individuals who were allegedly involved in planning attacks against IDF forces. The IDF stated that these commanders posed a direct threat to their operations in the region.

Key Facts
  • Israeli airstrikes killed two Hamas commanders on October 24, 2023.
  • One commander was involved in the October 7 attack on Israel.
  • The strikes targeted locations in the Gaza Strip, specifically Shati and Khan Younis.
  • The IDF claims these individuals posed a direct threat to their operations in Gaza.