The Israeli Air Force announced a strike on a five-man Al-Qassam Brigades cell in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, which it said was working to restore a tunnel system. Hudhayfah Hussein Abdullah al-Hawajr, a Nukhba Force soldier from the East Jabalia Battalion, was killed. The other four were wounded.
The Israel Air Force has confirmed that a strike on a five-man Hamas cell in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza over the weekend killed Hudhayfah Hussein Abdullah al-Hawajr, a Nukhba Force operative from the East Jabalia Battalion, and wounded the other four operatives. The military stated that the cell was engaged in restoring a tunnel system.
The Zioneer first reported the strike on Monday, July 6, when initial accounts indicated that five operatives were hit and one was killed. Over subsequent updates, the IDF clarified that the strike targeted operatives attempting to rehabilitate underground terror infrastructure west of the Yellow Line, and that the killed operative was a member of the elite Nukhba unit. The name of the operative was released in the latest confirmation.
The operation is part of a broader pattern of Israeli strikes on Hamas infrastructure in northern Gaza. As The Zioneer reported on July 6, a separate strike west of the Yellow Line also targeted Hamas operatives rehabilitating a tunnel, killing a Nukhba fighter. Additionally, a drone strike on Sunday, June 14, killed four people near al-Yaman al-Saeed Hospital in Jabalia, according to Gaza sources.
The military has not provided additional details on the current status of the tunnel restoration efforts or the identities of the wounded operatives.
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- DevelopingIDF strike kills a terrorist in Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip
- DevelopingIAF strikes across Gaza over two days kill 54, target six Nukhba operatives, IDF says
- DevelopingIDF confirms killing two Hamas operatives in northern Gaza last Tuesday
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