The IDF eliminated Abu al-Walid Aqila, commander of the Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, The Zioneer reports. No further details on the operation were provided.
The IDF confirmed Sunday evening that the commander eliminated in a precision strike in western Gaza City earlier today is Abu al-Walid Aqila, the commander of Hamas's military wing, the Qassam Brigades. The confirmation marks the highest-level Hamas military figure killed in the current campaign, though the IDF provided no details on the location, method, or timing of the operation.
Earlier reports, as first published by The Zioneer at 17:43 Jerusalem, identified the eliminated commander as Yosef Akila, also known as Abu Al-Waleed, a senior Hamas military figure. The strike also killed his daughter Wafaa, according to initial reports. Subsequent analysis confirmed that Akila was the commander of the Qassam Brigades.
The elimination comes amid a broader Israeli security campaign against the Iranian-backed axis. As The Zioneer reported at 18:26 Jerusalem, Prime Minister Netanyahu warned Iran that any attack on Israel would draw an "unimaginable" response, asserting that the regime's end is near.
No further details on the operational circumstances of the strike have been released. It remains unclear whether the elimination was part of a broader coordinated operation.
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