IDF and Israeli Security Agency kill Yahya Sinwar bodyguard who took part in Oct. 7 attack
The Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) killed a Hamas Nukhba terrorist identified by the military as a bodyguard of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, in a strike in the Khan Yunis area on Monday, the agencies announced on Thursday.Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma took part in the Oct.7, 2023, infiltration of the IDF’s Re’im base, according to the statement.In a separate strike in Khan Yunis on Sunday, the IDF killed Hazem Mousa, another Hamas Nukhba terrorist who the military said also infiltrated the base during the massacre.
The IDF and Shin Bet said both men had been planning attacks on Israeli troops and civilians and working to rebuild Hamas’s “military” capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire.On Monday, the IDF also targeted two Hamas terrorists in central Gaza who it said participated in the Oct.7 massacre, confirming that Nukhba Force member Mohammad Abu Asaad was killed in Deir al-Balah.The military said they too had been planning attacks and rebuilding Hamas’s capabilities.Also on Monday, the IDF and Shin Bet struck five Hamas weapons-storage facilities and a launch site across the Gaza Strip, including sites inside mosques and near humanitarian infrastructure.
After the IDF said it had uncovered dozens of Kalashnikov rifles hidden inside Gaza mosques, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter accused Hamas of failing to disarm: “This is not disarmament.”Israel has also responded to renewed kite launches from Gaza.Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the IDF to adopt a “zero-tolerance” policy toward kites and balloons launched from Gaza into communities in the Negev.Netanyahu and Katz warned Hamas that continued launches would lead to intensified strikes against those responsible and evacuations from areas used as launch sites.The developments came as IDF Chief of Staff Lt.
Gen.Eyal Zamir vowed during a visit to the Gaza ...