How arrest of Hamas official provided IDF intel to kill three terror commanders - exclusive
This is the third assassination of a Hamas brigade chief since September 11, meaning that three out of the five brigade commanders have been killed during that period.
The arrest of a senior Hamas official on September 2 provided Israel with crucial intelligence, resulting in a surge of assassinations targeting top Hamas leaders, funds, and weapons, according to The Jerusalem Post. On September 2, the IDF, Shin Bet, and Palestinian militias captured Mu in al-Arabid, a top internal security official in Hamas.
The IDF and Shin Bet subsequently confirmed the assassination of Hamas Northern Gaza Brigade Chief Izz al-Din al-Bik in Gaza City, marking the third assassination of a Hamas brigade chief since September 11. Al-Bik had been in his role since Ahmed Randur's assassination by Israel in November 2023. Al-Bik was responsible for managing the activities of the brigade’s operatives, including issuing orders for attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians, as well as reconstituting the brigade's capabilities.
In addition to al-Bik's assassination, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Muhammad Yazouri, commander of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade, and Nayal Abu Obeid, commander of the Hamas Rafah Brigade.
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