Ahmed AlGhandour was killed by the Israeli army Reproduction/YouTube
The armed wing of the Hamas confirmed this Sunday (26) the death of the commander of the brigade in the northern Gaza Strip, Ahmed AlGhandour, and three other senior officials during the Israeli offensive against the terrorist group.
Ghandour was a member of the Hamas military council and had been classified as a “terrorist” by American authorities since 2017, particularly for his role in the 2006 attack on the Israeli army at the Kerem Shalom border post between Israel and the Gaza Strip, the far south of the Palestinian enclave.
Ghandour, who was targeted by the Israeli army, had already lost two of his children in the bombings of the current offensive.
The three senior officials mentioned in the Ezzedine alQassam Brigades statement include Ayman Siyyam, who is introduced as the head of the missile launch units.
“We swear before God that we will follow his path and that his blood will be a light for the mujahideen and a fire for the occupiers,” the brigades added.
Hamas communicates very little about its victims. midOctober, The movement announced the death of Ayman Nofal, the brigade commanderin an Israeli attack on the Bureij refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) have discovered a “terror tunnel” used by Hamas extremists hidden in a mosque in the Gaza Strip
The terrorists had left the area before the troops arrived, but left behind several weapons
Weapons left behind include AK47 rifles and a .50 rifle capable of shooting down aircraft and piercing armor.
The room appears to be a makeshift shelter, with mattresses scattered among the weapons.
Tunnels like this are discovered daily by the Israeli military, many in or near places such as mosques, schools and hospitals.
In the last 24 hours, the Israeli Air Force struck 200 terrorist targets, including terrorists, weapons production facilities, antitank missile launchers and operational command centers
The land operations are concentrated in the north of the Gaza Strip. According to the army, terrorists use hospitals to hide
The war in Gaza enters its 39th day today and is Israel’s response to the October 7 terrorist attacks, when members of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad carried out a series of killings and kidnappings in Israeli cities and towns
Earlier this month, Israel began ground operations in Palestinian territory with the aim of rescuing the 240 people kidnapped by terrorist groups
The IDF has managed to isolate the northern Gaza Strip and is encouraging civilians to migrate south
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday (13) that Hamas had lost control of Gaza and that its members were also fleeing south.
This Tuesday (14), Israeli tanks surrounded Gaza’s main medical complex, AlShifa, where the IDF claims Hamas has an underground control center