Israeli Army Claims to Have Killed Two Hamas Military Commanders in Gaza
On the 7th local time, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) issued a joint statement stating that the Israeli military recently killed a commander of a Hamas "Nukhba" elite unit in airstrikes in both the northern and southern Gaza Strip, as well as a commander from Hamas's military intelligence department.
The statement noted that the killed "Nukhba" unit commander, Ahmad Yahya Ibrahim Batash, had long been involved in planning attacks against Israeli military forces; the other deceased, Hamuda Abu Daka, was responsible for gathering intelligence on Israeli forces and participated in planning and executing attacks against them. The Israeli military stated that both posed a direct threat to its forces. (Reporter Wang Yin from the Central Radio and Television Station)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed two Hamas commanders in recent airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. The first, Ahmad Yahya Ibrahim Batash, was a commander of a combat team involved in planning attacks against IDF forces. The second, Hamuda Abu Daka, was responsible for intelligence gathering and planning attacks against IDF.
- Two Hamas commanders killed in airstrikes in Gaza Strip.
- One commander was involved in planning attacks against IDF.
- The other commander was responsible for gathering intelligence on IDF.