Israel Targets New Qassam Brigades Commander
Translated from Arabic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Israel announced it targeted the new commander of Hamas's Qassam Brigades in Gaza.
- The new commander, Mohammed Awad, was appointed about a week ago after his predecessor was assassinated.
- The announcement came in a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Israel declared on Tuesday that it had targeted the newly appointed commander of Hamas's Qassam Brigades in the Gaza Strip. This individual, identified as Mohammed Awad, recently assumed leadership of the military wing of Hamas.
The operation followed the assassination of his predecessor, Ezzedine Al-Haddad, who was killed in a strike on May 15. Awad's appointment to the command reportedly occurred approximately one week prior to Israel's announcement of the strike against him.
carried out a strike today (Tuesday) in Gaza targeting Mohammed Awad, the new commander of the military wing of the Hamas organization.
The announcement was made through a joint statement issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. The statement confirmed that the Israeli military "carried out a strike today (Tuesday) in Gaza targeting Mohammed Awad, the new commander of the military wing of the Hamas organization."
This action underscores the ongoing conflict and targeted operations within the Gaza Strip. The precise details of the strike and its outcome were not immediately elaborated upon in the initial announcement.
He was appointed about a week ago to replace Ezzedine Al-Haddad who was assassinated in a strike on May 15.
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Originally published by Hespress in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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