Israel announces death of Hamas member responsible for rocket operations in southern Gaza

2023-10-26 14:14:50

A column of smoke after an Israeli bombardment against Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip – Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

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MADRID, 26 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Army announced this Thursday the death of a senior official of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) who was leading the rocket launching operations from the town of Khan Yunis, located in the south of the Gaza Strip.

“Combat aircraft guided by intelligence information from the Shin Bet and the General Directorate of Intelligence have eliminated the commander of the Hamas rocket detachment in Khan Younis, Hassan al-Abdallah,” the Army said.

Thus, he has indicated in a message on his website that this operation is in addition to the death of “multiple” members of the Hamas terrorist organization in the framework of the bombings against the group’s “infrastructure” in the Palestinian enclave after the attacks of September 7. October, which left nearly 1,400 dead and more than 220 kidnapped in Israeli territory.

Daniel Hagari, one of the spokespersons for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), revealed on Wednesday that among the Hamas officials killed in the bombings was the Hamas commander in the Khan Younis North sector, identified as Tisir Mbasher, nearby to Muhamad Deif, leader of the group’s military wing, the Ezzeldín al Qassam Brigades.

The Israeli Army indicated this Thursday that during the last day it has bombed “more than 250 targets of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza.” “Among the targets attacked are terrorist infrastructure, operational headquarters, terrorist tunnels and rocket launchers in civilian areas, which were used to fire at Israel during the fighting,” he said.

The authorities of the Strip, controlled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), have so far confirmed the death of more than 7,00 Palestinians due to Israeli bombings against Gaza following the attacks carried out on October 7 by Hamas. In addition, the Palestinian Authority has reported more than a hundred deaths in the West Bank in operations by security forces and due to attacks by settlers.