Israeli military says it killed senior Hamas leader in Gaza strike

By New York Post (World News) | Created at 2024-10-03 09:50:08 | Updated at 2024-10-05 01:31:52 1 day ago

The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago.

It said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh.

There was no immediate comment from Hamas.

The Israeli Defense Forces said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha. @IDF/X

Saneh al-Siraj, a Hamas commander was also killed in the strike. @IDF/X

The military said the three commanders had taken refuge in a fortified underground compound in northern Gaza that served as a command and control center.

Sami Oudeh, the Commander of Hamas’ General Security Mechanism was killed, the IDF said. @IDF/X

The military said the three commanders had taken refuge in a fortified underground compound in northern Gaza that served as a command and control center. REUTERS

It said Mushtaha was a close associate of Yahya Sinwar, the top leader of Hamas who helped mastermind the Oct. 7 attack into Israel that triggered the war.

Sinwar is believed to be alive and in hiding inside Gaza.

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