The IDF said Tuesday it eliminated Osama Naim Hamdi Shamlakh, a Hamas naval cell commander, in a strike in Gaza City on Monday, and separately struck three armed Hamas operatives in the northern Gaza Strip who were advancing attack plots against Israeli forces. The military said the operatives posed an immediate threat and were eliminated in precision strikes.
The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday that it eliminated three armed Hamas operatives in the northern Gaza Strip, alongside the earlier reported elimination of a Hamas naval cell commander in Gaza City. The military said the three operatives were armed and attempting to advance terror plots against Israeli forces, and were struck in a precision air strike. The naval commander, Osama Naim Hamdi Shamlakh, was eliminated in a separate strike in Gaza City on Monday. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, Shamlakh was responsible for rehabilitating Hamas's naval capabilities. The IDF said the strikes were part of ongoing efforts to remove immediate threats posed by Hamas operatives in the Strip.
As The Zioneer reported at 09:02 Tuesday, the military initially identified Shamlakh as the target of a strike in the Gaza City area, describing him as responsible for rehabilitating and reinforcing Hamas's Naval Array force build-up and advancing terror attacks in the maritime domain. The same bulletin also reported the separate elimination of three armed Hamas operatives in the northern Gaza Strip who were advancing attack plans against Israeli troops. Both strikes used precision munitions, with steps taken to avoid civilian harm, according to the IDF.
The Zioneer has previously reported on a series of targeted strikes against Hamas naval and field commanders in Gaza. On June 28, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Hamas naval police commander Mansour Shahtout in central Gaza. On July 7, the military announced the elimination of a Hamas Nukhba cell commander in northern Gaza and a military intelligence commander in southern Gaza. On July 5, the IDF named two Hamas operatives killed the previous week, including a Nukhba platoon commander and a cell leader. On June 22, the IDF reported killing three armed Hamas operatives advancing attack plots in northern Gaza. On June 15, the military identified two Hamas cell commanders from the Nuseirat and Western Jabalia battalions as imminent threats. On June 12, the IDF eliminated senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders planning imminent attacks. On July 10, the IDF eliminated a Nukhba cell commander who infiltrated the Re'im base on October 7.
The IDF has not provided additional details on the specific attack plots the three operatives were advancing, nor has it released their names or affiliation beyond identifying them as Hamas operatives.
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