The Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday morning that it eliminated the head of a department in Hamas's production headquarters in the northern Gaza Strip. The military said the operative was killed in a strike, without providing further details.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Sunday morning that it eliminated the head of a department in Hamas's production headquarters in the northern Gaza Strip. The military said the operative was killed in a strike, without providing his name or the exact date of the operation.
The confirmation follows an earlier IDF announcement at 10:03 Jerusalem time that named the operative as Fares Al-Masri, head of a department in Hamas's weapons production headquarters, and also reported the killing of Muhammad Abu Shakyan, a Nukhba Force operative, in strikes last week. The earlier statement said both were advancing terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians, in violation of the ceasefire.
The elimination is part of the IDF's ongoing campaign to degrade Hamas's military production capabilities in the Gaza Strip, as The Zioneer has reported in previous operations. Similar operations have targeted Hamas's military infrastructure and personnel in recent weeks.
It remains unclear why the current statement omits details provided in the earlier announcement, and whether the two statements refer to the same strike or separate operations.
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