Security analyst Yair Goldblatt published footage from the funeral of Nael Abu Obeid, the Hamas Rafah Brigade commander eliminated by the IDF on Tuesday night. The footage was posted Wednesday afternoon.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt on Wednesday afternoon published footage from the funeral of Nael Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade. Abu Obeid was eliminated by the IDF and Shin Bet in a precision strike in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday night. The funeral footage follows Goldblatt's earlier release Wednesday morning of footage documenting the strike itself.
The elimination unfolded over Tuesday evening and Wednesday: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz first confirmed the strike Tuesday evening, pledging 'no terrorist is immune.' The IDF and Shin Bet then formally confirmed Abu Obeid's elimination, detailing his role directing terror attacks against Israeli forces and civilians and overseeing efforts to rebuild the brigade's capabilities. Later Tuesday, three Hamas sources told the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat that Abu Obeid was alone in a tent when struck and that a girl passing by was also killed — a detail that has not been independently confirmed by Israeli officials.
As The Zioneer reported, Abu Obeid was involved in the 2006 abduction of Gilad Shalit and oversaw the security of Israeli hostages during the war. He was the second commander of the Rafah Brigade to be eliminated in the campaign, having been appointed after his predecessor Muhammad Shabana was killed.
The report by Hamas sources of a civilian casualty in the strike remains unverified by independent or Israeli sources.
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