[73255] A heavy blow to Hamas: Northern Gaza Brigade commander and his deputy eliminated in IDF strike
Elimination of senior Hamas officials in the northern Strip
The security establishment confirms that in an airstrike carried out last night in the Gaza Strip, the commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade and his deputy were eliminated. The news, which was distributed on a variety of Telegram news channels, indicates a significant blow to the terrorist organization's command echelon.
According to a report on News from the Field on Telegram (which takes a critical line toward Hamas), a security source officially confirmed that "the Northern Gaza Brigade commander and his deputy were eliminated in a strike last night in the Strip." The ynet news channel added that this is a targeted assassination of the brigade commander and the deputy commander of the Hamas Gaza Brigade, noting that the situation is one where full verification of the strike's details is "emerging."
Additional reports reinforce the information: Nitzan Shapira and Israel News IL note that final confirmation has been received regarding the elimination of the Northern Gaza Brigade commander and the deputy brigade commander of Gaza City. At the same time, the Voice of News channel reported similarly, emphasizing the importance of the operation.
The News Arena channel also noted the event, although it presented a slightly different wording regarding the specific roles, while confirming that "the Hamas Gaza Brigade commander and his deputy were eliminated in the strike." As of this hour, all sources point to a significant operational success for the IDF in disrupting the chain of command of the terrorist organization in the northern Strip.