In line with the IDF, Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa was “one of many final remaining senior Hamas terrorists” in Gaza
The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) mentioned on Saturday it “eradicated” Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, described as one of many founders of Hamas’ army wing and a mastermind of the lethal October 7, 2023 incursion into Israel.
The shock assault by the Palestinian militants left round 1,200 individuals useless, with 250 taken hostage. In response, Israel launched an enormous army marketing campaign towards Hamas in Gaza. The IDF has subjected the densely-populated Palestinian enclave to extreme artillery bombardment and airstrikes, lowering a lot of it to rubble.
In line with the IDF, Issa, who “led Hamas’ drive build-up, coaching, and deliberate the October 7 bloodbath,” was killed in Gaza on Friday.
He “served as Head of the Fight Assist Headquarters, and superior aerial and naval terrorist assaults towards Israeli civilians and IDF troops working within the Gaza Strip,” it claimed in an announcement on Telegram.
Issa served as “Head of the Coaching Headquarters, and was a member of Hamas’ Normal Safety Council,” the IDF added.
In line with media reviews, the Hamas commander was killed in an airstrike, alongside together with his spouse and grandson.
Late final month, the IDF confirmed the killing of Hamas chief Muhammad Sinwar in an airstrike carried out on Might 13 within the southern Gaza metropolis of Khan Younis. In line with the assertion, the strike obliterated an “underground command and management heart, below the European Hospital in Khan Younis,” the place the Hamas chief was holed up, together with a number of high-ranking operatives.
Hamas has repeatedly denied Israeli claims that it locations its army services within the midst of residential areas or civilian infrastructure.
Final December, Israeli Protection Minister Israel Katz claimed duty for the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July 2024. Haniyeh, who was the Palestinian armed group’s chief negotiator in oblique ceasefire talks with Israel, was killed by an explosive gadget.
Israel intensified its floor offensive in Gaza in Might after negotiations over the destiny of the remaining hostages in Hamas’ captivity stalled.
In the course of the course of the hostilities in Gaza, greater than 55,600 Palestinians, principally civilians, have misplaced their lives, in accordance with the enclave’s Hamas-controlled well being authorities.
