Israeli military claims to have killed a senior Hamas commander in Gaza Strip
On the 3rd local time, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) issued a joint statement saying that the Israeli military recently conducted airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip, killing a senior military commander of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Muhammad Naim Jandia.
The statement noted that Jandia served as the military security chief of Hamas's "Shuja'iyya" battalion. The Israeli side accused him of participating in the raid on Israel on October 7, 2023, and being directly responsible for overseeing several Israeli personnel who were held captive. In addition, the Israeli military stated that Jandia had recently planned attacks against Israeli soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip. (Reporter Zhao Bing from the Central Radio and Television Station)
On October 3, the Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, killing senior Hamas military commander Muhammad Naim Jandia. Jandia was responsible for military security in Hamas's Shuja'iyya battalion and was implicated in the October 7 attack on Israel, overseeing several Israeli captives and planning attacks against Israeli soldiers in Gaza.
- Israeli airstrike killed Hamas commander Muhammad Naim Jandia
- Jandia was responsible for military security in Hamas's Shuja'iyya battalion
- He was involved in the October 7 attack on Israel
- Jandia was overseeing several Israeli captives
- He had recently planned attacks against Israeli soldiers in Gaza