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Gaza sources: three killed in vehicle strike were Hamas naval police officers

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Gaza sources: three killed in vehicle strike were Hamas naval police officers

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TL;DR

Palestinian sources in Gaza say the three men killed in Friday's Israeli strike on a vehicle in the central Gaza Strip were members of Hamas's naval police, according to Abu Ali Express. The IDF has not commented on the affiliation. The names of the three, previously reported by a security analyst, are Muhammad Khalid Nofal, Mahdi Jabr, and Iyad Muslim.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Palestinian sources in Gaza have identified the three men killed in an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the central Gaza Strip as members of Hamas's naval police, according to Abu Ali Express. The strike occurred Friday afternoon in the Al-Mughazi area. Earlier, security analyst Yair Goldblatt published the names of the three killed — Muhammad Khalid Nofal, Mahdi Jabr, and Iyad Muslim — and reported that the vehicle was a Hamas jeep, citing an Arab outlet. As The Zioneer reported at 18:39 Friday, the initial IDF targeted strike on the jeep was confirmed by security-affiliated sources, but the identities and affiliations of the operatives were not released at the time. Neither official Israeli nor Palestinian authorities have confirmed the affiliation. The IDF has not yet commented.

02 · How it developed

4 developments

  1. Latest

    The military has officially notified the families of the three deceased.

  2. The three killed were identified as members of Hamas's naval police.

  3. Names of the three killed: Muhammad Khalid Nofal, Mahdi Jabr, Iyad Muslim.

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03 · Source and signal

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