The IDF carried out a strike in Gaza on Saturday targeting Ali al-Amoudi, who succeeded Yahya Sinwar as Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip, according to The Zioneer. The operation involved attack helicopters and tanks. The IDF has not confirmed whether the target was eliminated.
The Jerusalem Post reported early Monday that IDF attack helicopters and tanks carried out strikes on Saturday in an operation targeting Ali al-Amoudi, the senior Hamas figure who succeeded Yahya Sinwar as the organization's leader in the Gaza Strip. The report stated that the IDF confirmed the operation, though the fate of al-Amoudi remains unverified.
The Zioneer has been tracking the strike since Saturday morning, when security officials reported that an attempt had been made on the life of Sinwar's successor. Later on Saturday, the channel Abu Ali Express reported that the strike killed five people, including four women and a 21-year-old man, but could not confirm whether al-Amoudi was among the casualties. Saturday evening, Channel 14 military correspondent Noam Amir said visual documentation from the scene suggested a targeted elimination, but that the outcome remained unclear. On Sunday, the Israeli military was reported to have confirmed that al-Amoudi was the target of the operation.
As The Zioneer reported over the weekend, the strike targeted a building in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood, and al-Amoudi is described by the military as Sinwar's former right-hand man and a central figure in the planning of the October 7 massacre. He is considered the highest-ranking Hamas official in Gaza since Sinwar's death.
Despite the emerging operational details, Israeli security officials have not confirmed whether the elimination succeeded. The IDF is still working to verify al-Amoudi's status following the strike.
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