Hamas said Thursday evening that an assassination attempt on an unnamed individual failed. The group did not identify the target or provide further details.
Hamas issued a statement Thursday evening at 18:16 Jerusalem claiming that an assassination attempt on an unnamed figure had failed. The group provided no details on the target, location, or circumstances. The claim comes less than an hour after The Zioneer's reporting on the attempted strike on Hamas spokesman Khazem Qassem.
At 17:26 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported, based on multiple reports, that Qassem had been seriously wounded. Within minutes, unverified reports claimed he had been killed. Those reports were soon contradicted by Gazan sources who said Qassem was critically wounded and that one companion had been killed in a targeted vehicle strike at Al-Abbas junction in western Gaza City. The source quality evolved from initial unconfirmed reports to on-the-record Gazan sources.
The Zioneer has no prior reporting on this specific claim by Hamas. The targeted strike on Qassem's vehicle was reported by Gazan sources, and he was evacuated to Shifa Hospital.
It remains unclear whether the failed attempt referenced by Hamas is the same attack that wounded Qassem, as Hamas did not identify the target. The claim has not been independently verified.
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