The IDF announced on Sunday that it eliminated three terror operatives from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the 'Army of Islam' group, who were advancing attack plots against Israeli forces and civilians. Two were eliminated in Gaza City yesterday, and the third was eliminated in a separate strike in northern Gaza last week.
The IDF announced Sunday afternoon that it eliminated three terrorists from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Army of Islam in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip. Two were struck Saturday in Gaza City — Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams of the Army of Islam and Hassan Ibrahim Shehadeh Qahman of Islamic Jihad. The third, Ahmad Khudari, a Hamas operative in the Jabalya battalion, was eliminated in a separate strike last week in northern Gaza. The military said the operatives were advancing attack plots against Israeli forces and civilians.
The announcement builds on a sustained IDF campaign targeting mid-level commanders across Gaza's terror factions. As The Zioneer reported on Friday, June 12, the IDF eliminated two Islamic Jihad platoon commanders and a Hamas deputy company commander in a precision strike. Earlier, on June 9, the IDF killed two senior Islamic Jihad operatives in southern Gaza, including a commander in the elite Nukhba unit. The campaign has also included operations against Hamas snipers and October 7 infiltrators, as reported on July 30.
The Army of Islam is a smaller Salafist-jihadist faction active in the Gaza Strip, which has been involved in attacks against Israel. The elimination of operatives from three different groups — Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Army of Islam — underscores the breadth of the IDF's targeting campaign, which continues to focus on mid-level figures who pose an immediate threat to Israeli troops and civilians.
The IDF did not provide further details on the specific plots the operatives were advancing, nor did it report any additional strikes in the operation.
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