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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Hamas Officials and Civilians
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In Short: Israeli forces struck Gaza, killing four Hamas officials and nine civilians, in response to ongoing security threats, according to military officials.
The Israeli Air Force and Navy conducted strikes in Gaza, targeting top Hamas commanders, including the deputy head of the security mechanism and three other officials, the military announced.
Gaza health officials reported that at least nine Palestinians, including five from the same family, were killed in the attacks, which hit four apartments early Thursday morning.
The security mechanism, a clandestine Hamas body, is responsible for protecting top Hamas officials and coordinating their activities, the IDF stated.
The strikes come amid ongoing tensions, with Hamas carrying out shooting attacks on Israeli troops, and Israel responding to violations of the truce or perceived threats.
Since the truce began, at least 930 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes, according to Gaza health officials.
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- The Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy carried out strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday, killing top commanders in Hamas’s general security mechanism, the military announced.
- According to health officials in Gaza, at least nine Palestinians were killed in strikes on four apartments early on Thursday.
- Hassan Labad, the deputy head of the security mechanism, along with senior officials Asem Shabir, Abdullah Abu Kaloub, and Mohammed Abu Marek, were killed in the strikes, the Israel Defense Forces said.
- “The senior officials of the general security mechanism were eliminated to remove a threat, after they were recently involved in attempts to rebuild the Hamas terror organization and assisted the organization’s…
- The security mechanism, according to the IDF, is a clandestine Hamas body responsible for security for top Hamas officials, communications between them, coordinating their meetings, and transporting them between…
- Gaza health officials said five members of the same family were among the dead.
- Medics said four apartments were hit, including the family’s home, before dawn.
- Some 930 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the truce began, according to figures from Gaza health officials, who do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
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- Timesofisraellink