Top Hamas commander, spokesman may be among dead in Khan Yunis hit

Top Hamas commander, spokesman may be among dead in Khan Yunis hit

Airstrike involving 40 bunker-busting bombs may have killed senior Hamas commander Mohammed Shabana and spokesman Abu Obaida in underground tunnel.

Hamas spokesman, Rafah Brigade commander also killed with Sinwar, IDF believes

While the outcome of the assassination attempt remains unclear, the IDF believes senior Hamas figures — including spokesman Abu Obaida, and Rafah Brigade commander, were with military leader Sinwar in the command center beneath the European Hospital

Additional top Hamas commanders may have been hit in Khan Yunis strike

Israel's security establishment is currently investigating whether other senior Hamas officials were present with Sinwar during the attack. While assessments regarding Sinwar's fate have not yet changed, there is growing "optimism" within Israeli defense circles that he has indeed been eliminated. However, no definitive confirmation has been obtained yet. Shabana is now one of only two remaining Hamas brigade commanders still alive. Since the as…

In recent hours, estimates have been growing that, along with Muhammad Sinwar, both the Rafah and Gaza brigade commanders were eliminated yesterday in Khan Yunis. The IDF is optimistic about the eliminations but is still not confirming the post The most successful attack: The senior officials who were eliminated along with Sinwar appeared first on srugim.

Israel estimates that Muhammad Shabana, one of the last three senior Hamas figures in the Gaza Strip, was in the underground compound attacked yesterday along with Muhammad Sinwar. His name has previously been mentioned as a possible replacement for Sinwar, and the IDF offered a $500,000 reward on his head. In recent months, the Rafah Brigade has been almost completely destroyed, but Shabana escaped and hid in the Khan Yunis area.