The IDF killed Wahid Abu Salem, a senior commander in the Resistance Committees, in a drone strike in central Khan Younis, according to Abu Ali Express. Abu Salem was a planner of the 2018 flag ambush near the Gaza border that wounded an IDF soldier.
The IDF eliminated Wahid Abu Salem, a senior commander in the Resistance Committees (ועדות ההתנגדות), in a drone strike in central Khan Younis on Tuesday, according to Abu Ali Express. The channel reported that Abu Salem was a planner and executor of the 2018 flag ambush near the Gaza border, which wounded an IDF soldier and was documented by the group. The strike closes a chapter after eight years. No other sources have confirmed the operation, and the IDF has not issued a statement as of this writing. The Resistance Committees are a smaller Palestinian armed faction that operates in Gaza, often coordinating with other groups.
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