The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet said Thursday that a strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed three Hamas operatives, including Abdallah Jahja, a member of the group's naval force who infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023. The two other operatives, Muhammad Al-Hawari and Sabhi Saqallah, were members of the Zeitoun Battalion, according to the military statement.
The IDF and Shin Bet announced at 14:08 Jerusalem on Thursday that a strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed three Hamas operatives, including Abdallah Jahja, a member of the group's naval force who infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023. The military identified the other two as Mohammed Al-Hawari and Sabhi Saqallah, both members of the Zeitoun Battalion. According to the statement, Jahja had recently been advancing terror plots in the maritime domain against Israeli troops and civilians.
The announcement came after the strike was carried out two days earlier. The Zioneer's thread shows that the IDF's press release was consistent across multiple versions, with the same identities confirmed at 14:08 Jerusalem. No earlier reports from independent sources preceded the military's confirmation.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, Israeli forces have eliminated several other operatives who infiltrated on October 7, including Islamic Jihad commanders and Hamas cell leaders, as part of a broader campaign to dismantle the attack infrastructure. The elimination of Jahja removes a specific threat in the maritime arena, though the military did not disclose the precise location or method of Tuesday's strike.
5 developments
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- DevelopingIDF, Shin Bet kill three Hamas commanders in northern Gaza strike
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Source and signal
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