The IDF announced it eliminated Ali Shamlakh, a deputy Nukhba company commander, and Nasser Louh, a Nukhba cell commander, in a precision strike in northern Gaza. The military said the two were involved in training operatives and advancing terror plots against Israeli civilians and troops.
At 13:27 Jerusalem, the IDF has identified the two Hamas Nukhba commanders killed in a precision strike in northern Gaza earlier today as Ali Shamlakh, a deputy company commander, and Nasser Louh, a cell commander. The military said both were involved in training operatives and advancing terror plots against Israeli civilians and troops.
The IDF first reported the strike at 13:17 Jerusalem, and subsequent updates refined the commanders' identities and roles. Earlier today, at 11:05 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the IDF killed the head of the Central Jabaliya Battalion's military security department, Mohammed Marwan Mohammed Salem, in a separate strike in the same area, underscoring the intensifying campaign against Hamas's command structure in northern Gaza.
The Zioneer has documented a series of precision strikes targeting Hamas commanders in recent weeks. On July 7, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Ahmad Yahya Ibrahim Batsh, a Nukhba cell commander, and Hamouda Abu Daqa, a military intelligence commander. On July 5, the IDF eliminated Muhammad Najib Ashour, a Nukhba platoon commander, and Tamer Saeed Abu Nakhal, a cell leader. And on June 15, two cell commanders from the Nuseirat and Western Jabalia battalions were killed. These operations reflect the military's ongoing effort to degrade Hamas's operational capabilities.
The IDF's account remains the sole source for this strike. The exact time of the operation and the method of identification have not been disclosed. The military's assessment that the two posed an immediate threat has not been independently corroborated, and it is unclear whether there were additional casualties.
2 developments
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- StrongIDF reveals names of two Hamas operatives killed in Gaza last week, says they were plotting attacks on troops
- StrongIDF says it killed 12 terrorists in Gaza, including senior Hamas figures and Oct. 7 Nukhba cell commander
- StrongIDF kills two Hamas cell commanders in central and northern Gaza strikes
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