Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari announced on Thursday that a prominent Hamas leader, Raed Thabet, had been killed in an operation targeting Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
According to a spokesman Israeli armyAvichay Adraei, The Raed Thabet He worked as chief of the supply and manpower division of the subordinate military wing For Hamas.
Who is Raed Thabet?
– Thabet previously worked as head of the Hamas production system.
Israel described it as “a knowledge center for the organization regarding supplies and armament.”
– Responsible for Hamas’ research and development systems.
– Thabet was considered among the ten most prominent leaders in the country The military wing of Hamas.
Thabet was close to the leader of Hamas Yahya Al-SanwarAnd the leader of the movement’s military wing Muhammad Al-DeifAnd the movement’s deputy military commander in Gaza Marwan Issa.
– according to Israel Thabet was eliminated while trying to escape from Al-Shifa HospitalAnd his clash with Israeli forces, where he was with two others.
The Israeli announcement of Thabet’s liquidation came after it was announced on Tuesday that the deputy military commander of Hamas in Gaza, Marwan Issa, had been killed.
At the time, Hagari mentioned that the operation to eliminate Issa took place two weeks ago in a camp Nuseirat.
Israel described Issa as one of the organizers October 7th attackThe most prominent member of the Hamas movement has been killed since the beginning The war in Gaza About six months ago.
Hamas media outlets quoted a member of the political bureau, Izzat Al-Rishq, as saying that the movement does not trust Israel’s announcement of the assassination of Issa, adding, “There is no confidence in the occupation’s story about the assassination of the brother, the Mujahid leader, Marwan Issa… and the final say is for the Al-Qassam Brigades.”
ظهرت في الأصل على www.skynewsarabia.com