The IDF announced Friday that it eliminated Muhammad al-Abed, a Hamas supply officer involved in weapons smuggling and tunnel digging, and Ahmad Ma'in Muhammad Anqar, a Hamas commander, in precision airstrikes on Wednesday. The military said both were advancing terror plots against Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF on Friday identified the two Hamas operatives killed in Wednesday's precision airstrikes in the Gaza Strip as Muhammad al-Abed, a supply officer involved in weapons smuggling and tunnel digging, and Ahmad Ma'in Muhammad Anqar, a commander. The military stated that both were actively advancing attack plans against Israeli troops, justifying the strikes as necessary to remove an imminent threat even amid the ongoing ceasefire.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today (Friday, 15:04 Jerusalem), the IDF initially announced the elimination of the two operatives without naming them. The subsequent identification of al-Abed and Anqar, released in the same hour, provided further detail on their roles within Hamas's military wing. The IDF has consistently framed such targeted operations as legitimate counter-terror actions, noting that the ceasefire does not preclude striking operatives who pose an immediate danger to forces.
The strikes on Wednesday are part of a broader pattern of IDF operations targeting Hamas military figures in Gaza. As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, the military has eliminated multiple commanders and operatives, including a Nukhba platoon commander and a cell leader on July 5, and two cell commanders from the Nuseirat and Western Jabalia battalions on June 15. These operations have been carried out under the same justification of removing imminent threats to Israeli troops.
No further details have been provided regarding the specific locations of Wednesday's strikes or any collateral effects. The IDF's account remains the sole source of information on the identities and activities of the eliminated operatives.
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