The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of al-Muammah Hamis Akasha Abu Brik, a sniper for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Muhammad Tayseer Ahmad Ubayd, who headed a department in Hamas's operations bureau, in airstrikes in central and northern Gaza on Friday. The military said both operatives were advancing attack plots against Israeli forces.
The IDF tonight released the names of two operatives killed in airstrikes in central and northern Gaza on Friday: al-Muammah Hamis Akasha Abu Brik, a sniper for Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Muhammad Tayseer Ahmad Ubayd, who headed a department in Hamas's operations bureau. The military said both were actively advancing attack plots against Israeli forces.
The Zioneer first reported the elimination at 20:33 Jerusalem, with the IDF identifying the two operatives by name in the initial statement. The names have remained consistent across subsequent updates, with slight variations in transliteration. The strikes were described as precision operations targeting an immediate threat.
As The Zioneer has reported over the past week, the IDF has intensified strikes against Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives in Gaza, including the killing of a Hamas security chief in Jabaliya on Jul 15 and a weapons smuggler on Jul 13. The military has stated that these operations are aimed at preventing imminent attacks.
The IDF has not released any additional details on the airstrikes, including the specific locations or any collateral damage.
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
Source and signal
- Internal intake