Up to 19 Top Hamas ‘Commanders’ Eliminated by the IDF

Major Hamas commanders embedded in humanitarian zone killed by IDF

Gazan figures initially put the death toll at 40, although this was later revised as the IDF decried the “lies and false information throughout the war” published by Hamas-controlled authorities

The Israel Defense Forces killed major Hamas military commanders in an overnight operation in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement Tuesday.

Initial reports from Gazan officials said that 40 people had been killed as Israel struck the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, although Israel promptly disputed this. The Gazan health ministry later revised the number down to 19.

Major terrorists eliminated

The IDF said that a Hamas command and control center embedded in the area was attacked.

“Among the terrorists struck was Samer Ismail Khadr Abu Daqqa, Head of Hamas’ Aerial Unit in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said in a statement. “Additionally, the terrorist Osama Tabesh, Head of the Observation and Targets Department in Hamas’ Military Intelligence Headquarters, and Ayman Mabhouh, another senior Hamas terrorist, were struck during the operation.”

These terrorists took part in the planning and execution of the October 7 attack on Israel, and ongoing attacks against Israel and Israeli forces.

False reports

Israel condemned international media for repeating Hamas’s claims of 40 killed, including “whole families,” as reported by the Associated Press, before the terrorist group revised the figure.

“The numbers published by the Hamas-run Government Information Office in Gaza, which has consistently broadcast lies and false information throughout the war, do not align with the information held by the IDF, the precise munitions used, and the accuracy of the strike.”