The Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday that three terror operatives killed in recent strikes in the Gaza Strip were actively advancing attacks against Israeli troops. The military said a strike in Gaza City yesterday eliminated Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams of the Army of Islam terror group and Hassan Ibrahim Shehadeh Qahman of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. A separate strike last week in northern Gaza killed Ahmad Khudar, a commander in Hamas's Jabalia Battalion. The IDF justified the operations amid the ceasefire, stating the operatives were 'eliminated in order to remove the threat.'
On Sunday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement justifying the elimination of three terror operatives in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past week, stating that the operatives were eliminated to remove active threats. The justification follows the initial IDF announcement at 17:02 Jerusalem, which was reported by The Zioneer, and provides additional context for the operations amid the ongoing ceasefire.
The first report from The Zioneer at 17:02 noted that the IDF had eliminated three terrorists from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Army of Islam. Subsequent updates identified them as Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams of the Army of Islam, Hassan Ibrahim Shehadeh Qahman of Islamic Jihad, and Ahmad Khudari, a Hamas commander in the Jabalia Battalion. The military said two were killed in a drone strike on a tent in Gaza City on Saturday, and the third was eliminated in a separate strike in northern Gaza last week.
The Zioneer has reported on several similar IDF operations during the ceasefire, including the elimination of an Oct. 7 infiltrator and a Hamas sniper cell head, as well as Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza City. The IDF has consistently framed these operations as necessary to prevent attacks on Israeli forces and civilians.
The IDF's justification relies on its own intelligence assessments. No independent verification of the specific threats was available. The strikes occurred amid a fragile ceasefire, and their broader implications remain unclear.
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