The Israel Defense Forces said it killed Ahmad Munir Khalil Zaza, the engineering officer of the Hamas West Jabalia Battalion, and Hussein Safadi, the commander of the group's sniper array in Gaza City. The military stated Zaza was involved in producing weapons and building explosive devices, and that Safadi directed sniper attacks against troops and had recently violated the ceasefire. A video of the strikes was released.
The Israel Defense Forces announced this morning that over the weekend it eliminated two senior Hamas operatives in two separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. Ahmad Munir Khalil Zaza, the engineering officer of the Hamas West Jabalia Battalion in Gaza City, was killed in the first strike. The military said he was responsible for weapons production and distribution to the battalion's companies, and for building explosive devices and booby-trapped buildings. In recent months, Zaza allegedly attempted to place explosives near the Yellow Line to target Israeli troops. The second strike killed Hussein Safadi, the commander of Hamas' sniper array in Gaza City, who had directed sniper fire against IDF forces during the war and, according to the IDF, recently violated the ceasefire by training terrorists and preparing additional attacks. The military emphasized that prior to both strikes, steps were taken to mitigate civilian harm, including the use of precision munitions and aerial surveillance. Footage of the eliminations was released by the IDF. The operations continue a pattern of Israeli precision strikes against mid-level Hamas commanders whom the military describes as 'immediate threats'—similar targeted killings have been reported regularly over recent weeks across Gaza.
2 developments
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- DevelopingIDF kills two Hamas operatives advancing attack plots in Gaza over the weekend
- StrongIDF drone strike kills at least two Hamas operatives in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood
- DevelopingIDF kills senior Hamas commander and his son in Gaza City strike
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