An IDF strike yesterday on a home in the central Gaza Strip eliminated a Hamas operative from the 'Shadow Unit' responsible for holding Israeli hostages, alongside another Hamas terrorist, according to Abu Ali Express. The target, Saba'ai Abu Hasna, was the Hamas operative who forced former hostage Omer Shem Tov to kiss him on the forehead during the release ceremony. A third Hamas operative was also killed in the same strike.
An IDF airstrike yesterday on a home belonging to the Abu Hasna family in the central Gaza Strip eliminated Saba'ai Abu Hasna, a Hamas operative from the 'Shadow Unit' responsible for holding Israeli hostages, alongside another Hamas terrorist, according to Abu Ali Express, citing Palestinian sources.
Abu Hasna was identified as the Hamas operative who forced then-hostage Omer Shem Tov to kiss him on the forehead during the release ceremony — a scene that drew widespread condemnation. The same strike also killed Ahmad Washa, an Al Jazeera journalist, and Abd al-Rahman Abu Jarqod, a third Hamas operative.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this morning (04:20 Jerusalem) and on Saturday evening (21:04), reports of eliminations in this strike have circulated, with the latest update naming Abu Hasna's specific role in the 'Shadow Unit.' The IDF has not officially commented on the identity of the target or the operation. The 'Shadow Unit' (יחידת הצל) is a Hamas unit tasked with guarding and holding hostages inside Gaza.
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