The Israeli military said Tuesday it killed Mohammed Marwan Mohammed Salem, Hamas's chief of security for the Central Jabalia Battalion, along with three other operatives in a strike in northern Gaza. The IDF identified the others as Abd al-Malek Abu al-Jabin, a Nukhba Force operative and chief of investigations in the Hamas-run police; Yaman Mohammed Jibril Ubaid, an operative in the Central Jabalia Battalion; and Ghassan Akram Salama Dakas, an operative in the West Jabalia Battalion and police member. The IDF said the operatives had gathered to coordinate attacks. Palestinian media reported seven killed in the strike.
The Israel Defense Forces released detailed identifications of four Hamas operatives killed in a Tuesday airstrike in Jabalia, northern Gaza, the latest update in a series of military announcements today. The IDF initially reported the strike at 12:47 Jerusalem, stating it had killed Mohammed Marwan Mohammed Salem, head of military security for the Central Jabalia Battalion, along with three other operatives. By 19:55 Jerusalem, the military had publicly identified the four, including a Nukhba Force operative who also served as the head of investigations in the Hamas-run police, and two other battalion members. The operatives were gathered to coordinate attacks, according to the IDF.
The thread of reports began with the IDF's initial announcement at 12:47 Jerusalem, naming Salem and describing the strike as a targeted removal of an immediate threat. Subsequent versions of the same report, also published at 12:47 Jerusalem, added the names of the other three operatives: Abd al-Malek Abu al-Jabin, a Nukhba Force operative and chief of investigations in Hamas police; Yaman Mohammed Jibril Ubaid, an operative in the Central Jabalia Battalion; and Ghassan Akram Salama Dakas, an operative in the West Jabalia Battalion and police member. The military also released a photo of the target. All reports emphasized the integration of Hamas's armed and policing wings.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the strike follows a pattern of IDF operations targeting Hamas command and control in northern Gaza. The Zioneer also reported on Tuesday that a Hamas naval cell commander was killed in a separate strike at 14:21 Jerusalem, and that two Hamas cell commanders were killed on Monday (Jun 15, 23:36 Jerusalem). These operations are part of a broader effort to degrade Hamas's military capabilities in the Strip.
The IDF has not confirmed the Palestinian death toll of seven reported by Palestinian media, nor has it specified whether additional operatives were killed beyond the four named. The military described the strike as eliminating an imminent threat, but did not elaborate on the specific attack plans the operatives were coordinating.
15 developments
- DevelopingIDF publishes images of three Hamas operatives it eliminated in northern Gaza
- ConfirmedIAF says it struck five Hamas operatives in Jabalia, including a Nukhba fighter
- DevelopingIDF kills Hamas military security chief for Central Jabaliya Battalion, three operatives in Gaza strike
- DevelopingIDF kills two Hamas operatives advancing attack plots in Gaza over the weekend
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