For the Israel Defense Forces declared on Monday 6 that terrorist Wa’il Asfa, commander of Hamas’s Deir alBalah battalion, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
He took part in sending terrorists from Nakhaba into Israeli territory on October 7th and planned further attacks.
“Asfa was imprisoned between 1992 and 1998 for his involvement in attacks on Israeli settlements and was involved in sponsoring numerous attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops over the years,” the Israeli army said.
מטוס קרב של חיל האוויר, בהכוונה מודיעינית של שב”כ ואמ”ן, חיסל במהלך הלילה את המחבל ואיל עספה, מפקד גדוד דיר אלבלח של ארגון הטרור חמאס בח טיבת מחנות המרכז. עספה לשטח ישראל במתקפה הרצחנית ב7 באוקטובר >> pic.twitter.com/JRsPiel3Ju
Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) November 6, 2023
On the last day, 450 terrorist targets were attacked by Israeli troops, including military complexes, observation posts and antitank posts. The Israeli army also said it had taken control of a Hamas stronghold where the terror group maintained training facilities and access tunnels underground in the Gaza Strip. Several terrorists were eliminated during the operation.