More than a day after the strike, the IDF spokesperson identified the terrorist eliminated yesterday in Nuseirat while attending the funeral of another operative as al-Muammah Abu Brikh, a sniper for Palestinian Islamic Jihad who was advancing sniper attacks against Israeli forces.
The IDF on Saturday evening identified al-Muammah Abu Brikh, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad sniper, as the operative killed in a strike in Nuseirat on Friday while attending the funeral of another terrorist. The confirmation, provided more than 24 hours after the strike, adds specific circumstances to the operation, which was initially reported by Palestinian sources on social media.
The strike was first reported on Friday at 18:18 Jerusalem in a social media post claiming that the IDF had eliminated a terrorist during a funeral, with eight others killed and 20 wounded — claims that remain unverified. At 20:33 on Saturday, the IDF announced the elimination of two operatives in Gaza, including a PIJ sniper and a Hamas operations bureau head, but did not yet specify the funeral context. The current update, published at 21:11 Jerusalem, provides the sniper's name and confirms the circumstances of his elimination.
The Zioneer reported on the initial social media claim on Friday evening. The operation is part of ongoing Israeli efforts to target senior operatives involved in directing attacks on troops, as previously reported in the context of other strikes, such as the elimination of Oct. 7 infiltrator Zaher Abu Salem.
The reports of additional casualties from the funeral strike remain unverified by independent sources. The identity of the terrorist whose funeral was being attended has not been disclosed.
6 developments
- StrongIDF: Friday airstrikes killed two Gaza operatives who posed immediate threat
- StrongIDF and Shin Bet confirm elimination of Oct. 7 Islamic Jihad infiltrator Abu Salem
- StrongIDF eliminates a terrorist in UAV strike in northern Gaza
- StrongIDF to NYT: Nuseirat strike targeted Islamic Jihad operatives; civilian casualties under review
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