The Israel Defense Forces said it killed al-Muammah Hamis Akasha Abu Brik, a sniper for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Muhammad Tayseer Ahmad Ubayd, who served as head of a department in Hamas's operations bureau, in airstrikes in central and northern Gaza. The military said both operatives were advancing attack plots against Israeli forces.
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday evening identified the two operatives killed in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip the previous day, naming sniper al-Muammah Hamis Akasha Abu Brik of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Muhammad Tayseer Ahmad Ubayd, head of a department in Hamas's operations bureau. The identification was announced at 20:33 Jerusalem time, with the IDF stating both were advancing attack plots against Israeli forces. The Zioneer first reported the initial confirmation of the eliminations at 20:41 Jerusalem, and the IDF subsequently provided the full identities and details of the operatives targeted.
The strikes occurred on Friday in central and northern Gaza, where the military said the two operatives posed an immediate threat to troops operating in the area. The Zioneer reported the IDF's announcement at 20:33 Jerusalem, with the full names and roles of those eliminated.
The eliminations are part of continued Israeli operations targeting senior and mid-level operatives from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, the IDF killed the head of the military security department for Hamas's Central Jabaliya Battalion and three other operatives in northern Gaza. Earlier this month, the IDF and Shin Bet eliminated a Hamas platoon commander responsible for directing sniper and explosive attacks against troops.
No independent confirmation of the operatives' roles or the specific plots was available. The IDF's account regarding the threat posed by the two individuals has not been corroborated by other sources.
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