The IDF eliminated Mustafa Oweisi, a terrorist who attempted to smuggle military equipment into the Gaza Strip to rebuild Hamas's capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire. The strike was carried out yesterday (Sunday) in the southern Gaza Strip.
The IDF confirmed Monday that the elimination of Mustafa Oweisi in a Sunday airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip was carried out because he was attempting to smuggle military equipment into Gaza to rebuild Hamas's capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire. The military said the equipment was intended for Hamas's maritime and aerial capabilities and that Oweisi posed a direct threat to Israeli troops. Israeli forces remain deployed in the area under the ceasefire agreement.
This development follows The Zioneer's initial report at Sun Jul 12, 18:39 Jerusalem, which described a targeted strike on a tent in western Khan Younis eliminating an operative identified as Mustafa al-Awaisi, according to Gazan reports. At that time, no details on his affiliation or the specific nature of the operation were available. The IDF's confirmation now provides the reason for the strike and the threat it was meant to neutralize.
As The Zioneer reported on Sun Jul 12, 19:23 Jerusalem, the IDF destroyed a Hamas weapons site in Gaza City that same day, and on Jun 22, 17:32 Jerusalem, three armed Hamas operatives were eliminated in the northern Gaza Strip. These operations are part of ongoing Israeli efforts to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its military capabilities under the ceasefire, a stance Israel has repeatedly stated it will enforce.
The precise extent of the smuggling network Oweisi was part of, and whether additional operatives were involved, remains unverified. The IDF has not released further details on the weapons recovered or the route used.
5 developments
- DevelopingIDF eliminates a terrorist involved in weapons smuggling for Hamas in southern Gaza
- DevelopingIDF destroys Hamas weapons manufacturing site in western Gaza City, multiple terrorists killed
- StrongIDF eliminates Hamas Oct. 7 infiltrator who was rebuilding terror capabilities in Gaza
- StrongIDF eliminates a terrorist in UAV strike in northern Gaza
Source and signal
- Internal intake