The Israel Defense Forces said it eliminated three operatives in the Gaza Strip who were planning immediate terror attacks against its troops. Two were Islamic Jihad platoon commanders — Salaam Hassan Saleh and Sami Jamil Abu Delal — and one was a Hamas deputy company commander, Obeida Mamoun Saleh Farwana. The military described them as an immediate threat and said they were struck in precision attacks yesterday.
The IDF announced this evening that it eliminated three mid-level commanders from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip yesterday, publishing their full names for the first time. The military named the slain operatives as Salaam Hassan Saleh and Sami Jamil Abu Delal, both PIJ platoon commanders, and Obeida Mamoun Saleh Farwana, a Hamas deputy company commander. All three, the IDF said, were planning imminent attacks against Israeli forces and were struck in precision attacks after being identified as an 'immediate threat.'
As The Zioneer first reported at 17:01, the IDF confirmed the elimination of three operatives — two Islamic Jihad platoon commanders and a Hamas deputy company commander. A subsequent report at 17:22 provided their names and ranks. This latest dispatch adds the full publication of their identities. The military emphasized that forces remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire arrangements and will continue to act to remove any threat.
The Zioneer has previously reported on a series of precision strikes targeting Gaza-based commanders planning attacks against Israeli troops. On June 9, the IDF eliminated two Islamic Jihad operatives in southern Gaza, including a company commander. On June 8, three PIJ terrorists were killed in central Gaza. And on June 7, four Islamic Jihad commanders were killed in a strike in western Gaza City, according to The Zioneer's reports at the time.
The IDF's account that the three operatives were planning imminent attacks remains the sole source for the justification of the strike. No independent confirmation of the planning stages or the operatives' specific plots has been published.
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