Informed Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the senior commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Marwan Issa, was actually in the area targeted by the Israeli army in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, last Monday, in an attempt to assassinate him, and he was injured, but His fate is not clear.
The sources added: “Initially, his infection was confirmed. He was injured, but his condition is currently unknown. “The whole situation is complicated.”
Israel is trying to verify the fate of Issa, who is the most important person it has targeted so far.
Security officials informed the Israeli government ministers, during the security cabinet meeting, on Friday, that “all indications point to the killing of the deputy commander of the military wing of the Hamas movement in the central Gaza Strip, Marwan Issa, in an Israeli army raid earlier this month.” the week”.
Hebrew media reports stated that indications from the Israeli security services were increasing regarding the killing of Issa.
The Israeli website Ynet quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying, in response to the security briefing on Issa, that it was “a great achievement for Israel.”
The Israeli army had previously confirmed that Issa had been targeted in a raid on Nuseirat in central Gaza, last Monday, but the army did not have sufficient information at the time to confirm the success of the operation.
According to Israel and Hamas, the details surrounding the strike are still under scrutiny.
Marwan Issa holds an important position within Hamas, where he works as deputy to Muhammad Deif, head of Hamas’ military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Israel accuses him of playing, alongside the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, a major role in coordinating the October 7 attack.
Secret documents of Hamas leaders, which reached the Israeli security service, revealed summaries of the limited discussions before the surprise attack on October 7th in the Israeli towns surrounding Gaza, in which Yahya Al-Sanwar, Muhammad Al-Deif, and Marwan Issa participated.
According to what was published on the N12 station, the documents seized in Gaza indicate that Issa was the military commander of the attack and the maker of the operational plan, which he signed in the documents under the nickname “Abu al-Baraa.” The documents also reveal how the decision was made before the attack, as well as its timing.
According to the documents, the items of the plan found included targets for the attack, including the Unit 8200 base and the Israeli Air Force base in Hatzerim. In an attempt to surprise Israel, the Hamas leadership kept the attack plan secret for a long period. Five days before the attack, the commanders of the Hamas combat brigades were briefed, and 48 hours before October 7, the battalion commanders were briefed. Twelve hours before the plan was implemented, the company commanders were informed, and only the same night were the elite fighters themselves informed.
On the same night, information reached the Israeli army intelligence department, with intelligence indicators, which apparently were not taken seriously by officials in the Israeli security apparatus, and Hamas implemented a large part of its plan without Israel being able to stop it.
The report also touched on increasing indications about the death of Hamas leader Marwan Issa, but security officials said that no “information” has yet been obtained that actually confirms the assassination. The report stated that Hamas tried to rescue Issa from the area where the attack was carried out, and then refrained from providing any information about his fate.
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