The IDF said it killed Saleh Ramadan Muhammad Khalifa, a Hamas Nuseirat Battalion cell commander, and Muhammad Musa Diab al-Habil, a Hamas Western Jabalia Battalion cell commander, in two precision strikes in the central and northern Gaza Strip on Monday. Both were planning attacks against Israeli troops and were eliminated before they could carry them out, the military said.
The IDF eliminated two mid-level Hamas field commanders in the Gaza Strip on Monday, continuing the military's practice of striking operatives it assesses pose an imminent threat to its troops during the ceasefire period. Saleh Ramadan Muhammad Khalifa, a commander in the Nuseirat Battalion, was struck in central Gaza; Muhammad Musa Diab al-Habil, a commander in the Western Jabalia Battalion, was struck in the northern Strip. Both were described as cell commanders involved in planning attacks against Israeli soldiers.
The IDF stated that the strikes were carried out with precision munitions and aerial surveillance to reduce civilian harm, and that troops under the Southern Command remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement. The military moved to eliminate the two operatives on the same day it reported their targeting, suggesting the operation was carried out earlier on Monday.
The elimination is the latest in a series of such operations the IDF has reported during the ceasefire, which have targeted company commanders, cell leaders, and platoon commanders from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The military has consistently described these strikes as preemptive and based on concrete intelligence indicating near-term attack plans. The full scope of the operation and any broader operational context beyond the two named operatives has not been detailed.
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