Israel claims it has killed Hamas co-founder in Gaza strike | World | News
Israel claims to have killed a brain allegedly claimed by Hamas in an air strike in Gaza. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), on Friday in the Sabra area in Gaza, Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-issa’yı Israeli Security Agency (ISA) carried out a coordinated operation, he said.
IDF said in a statement, Al-Issa “Hamas is a senior figure in the military wing” and “is considered one of the founders of the terrorist organization,” he said. The army said that its current role was the head of the war support center in Hamas’s military wing. He added that the suspect chief played an “important role” in 2023 in the planning and execution of 7 October terrorist attacks, mostly civilians were killed and 251 people were taken hostage.
The October 7 attack led to an ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and a humanitarian crises in the region.
A statement made by IDF said: “In a common activity, IDF and Isa hit and eliminated the terrorist Hakham Muhammad Issa in the Sabra region in Gaza.
“In the past, Issa led Hamas’s efforts to create power in the Gaza Strip, was one of the founders of the military wing, president of the training center, and was a member of the General Security Council of Hamas. In addition, Issa played an important role in the brutal planning and execution on October 7.
“Throughout the war and for the last few days, Issa served as the head of advanced air and sea terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops operating in the War Support Center and Gaza Strip. At the same time, Issa operates to rebuild Hamas’s organizational systems damaged during the war.”
In the statement: “Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-issa, before 7 October 2023, the Gaza Strip, which had high-level positions was a source of information from the last Hamas terrorists.
“IDF and ISA will continue to operate to find and eliminate all terrorists from different terrorist organizations participating in the October 7 massacre.”
Thousands of Israel in Israel on Saturday showed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still made a deal to the release of the last Israeli hostages held in Gaza, outside the IDF center in Tel-Aviv.
