The IDF confirmed that an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip over the weekend killed five Hamas operatives who were attempting to rehabilitate a tunnel system west of the Yellow Line. One of the killed was identified as Hudhayfah Hussein Abdullah al-Hawajr, a Nukhba Force operative from Hamas' East Jabalia Battalion. The condition of the other four operatives who were hit is unknown.
The IDF on Monday at 14:42 Jerusalem provided additional details on a weekend airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, identifying one of the targeted Hamas operatives as Hudhayfah Hussein Abdullah al-Hawajr, a Nukhba Force member from the East Jabalia Battalion. The military said the strike hit five operatives attempting to rehabilitate a tunnel system west of the Yellow Line, with al-Hawajr confirmed killed; the condition of the four other operatives remains unknown.
This development follows a series of IDF statements released at 14:42 Jerusalem on Monday. The initial report described a strike on five Hamas operatives advancing attack plots, with one killed and four wounded. Minutes later, the military updated its account, saying the operatives were attempting to restore underground terror infrastructure and that the killed operative was Hefzi Hasein Abdallah al-Hawajri, a Nukhba operative. The name was later refined to its current form. Over subsequent versions, the IDF confirmed that all five operatives were killed, though the condition of the four others was later described as hit but unconfirmed, leaving the count uncertain.
The strike occurred under the current ceasefire agreement, with the IDF noting that forces remain deployed in the area. The tunnel rehabilitation efforts align with a pattern of Hamas activity that the IDF has repeatedly targeted, as The Zioneer has reported in previous operations in Gaza.
It remains unclear whether the four other operatives were killed or wounded, and the IDF has not disclosed whether additional strikes were conducted in connection with the tunnel system.
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