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IDF says it killed Hamas battalion commander for Gaza City in recent strike
[SraelTimes] The commander of Hamas’s Sabra Battalion, part of the Gaza City Brigade, was killed in a recent airstrike, according to the military and Shin Bet.A separate strike killed the battalion’s deputy commander, along with other operatives, according to the IDF. In a joint statement, the IDF and Shin Bet say that the Sabra Battalion commander, Osama Abu Namus, was eliminated in a drone strike this week. The IDF says Abu Namus was a “significant source of knowledge” in Hamas and was responsible for attacks on Israel and IDF troops in Gaza, especially soldiers operating in the Netzarim Corridor area, located just south of Gaza City. A separate strike killed Mohammed al-Tarq, the deputy commander of Hamas’s Sabra Battalion, the military says. According to the IDF, he previously served as the commander of a Nukhba force company in the battalion. Al-Tarq was also responsible for attacks on troops in the Netzarim Corridor, the military says. The IDF says recent airstrikes also eliminated two commanders in the Sabra Battalion’s Nukhba force company, including one responsible for the supply of weapons. The Sabra Battalion is named after the neighborhood of Gaza City in which it operates. Israel says it facilitated transfer of fuel, food, water, medications to Gaza hospitals [IsraelTimes] Israel’s liaison to the Palestinians, COGAT, says that over the past three days it has facilitated the transfer of large quantities of humanitarian aid to several hospitals in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, COGAT says this includes 6,750 liters of fuel, 10,000 liters of water, dozens of food crates and nearly 300 boxes of medical supplies. It says that on Monday, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, supplies were delivered to Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, including 291 boxes of medical equipment, along with food supplies, and that water supplies totaling 10,000 liters and food crates were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital. And yesterday, also in collaboration with WHO, “6,750 liters of fuel were transferred to hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip — A-Nasser, Al-Aqsa, and the European Hospital — to sustain their critical operations.” “The IDF, through COGAT, will continue to act in accordance with international law to allow and facilitate humanitarian assistance for the residents of the Gaza Strip, with a focus on medical support,” the statement says. Hamas officials claim 12 killed today in Israeli strikes, including children [IsraelTimes] Hamas officials in Gaza claim Israeli strikes today have killed at least 12 people, including three girls. Three girls and their father were killed when an airstrike hit their house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the civil defense agency alleges. In a separate strike, eight people were killed when their house was struck in the town of Jabalia in northern Gaza. Several more were wounded in that strike, according to the civil defense agency. There is no immediate comment from the IDF. Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques. Related: Hamas claims 70 Gazans killed in past day, 104 wounded, pushing war’s alleged total above 46,000 Related: Gaza City Brigade: 2024-12-07 Israel denies targeting Kamal Adwan as hospital 'completely' evacuated Gaza City Brigade: 2024-11-17 IDF strikes gunmen, command centers in northern Gaza Gaza City Brigade: 2024-11-15 Israel Air Force kills terrorist from PIJ Gaza City Brigade during strike Posted by: trailing wife 2025-01-10 |
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