group's Deir al-Balah battalion. "Throughout the war, the terrorist was involved in leading efforts to restore the underground infrastructure of the Hamas terror organization," the military says. The IDF justifies the strike amid the ceasefire by saying that Hasanat recently had been attempting to advance attacks. "The terrorist posed an immediate threat to our forces and was eliminated," the military adds.
A Hamas commander involved in attempts to restore the terror group's tunnels in Gaza was killed in a strike in the Strip's center earlier today, the IDF announces. The strike in Deir al-Balah killed Sharif al-Hasanat, identified by the army as a company commander in the terror group's Deir al-Balah battalion. "Throughout the war, the terrorist was involved in leading efforts to restore the underground infrastructure of the Hamas terror organization," the military says. The IDF justifies the strike amid the ceasefire by saying that Hasanat recently had been attempting to advance attacks. "The terrorist posed an immediate threat to our forces and was eliminated," the military adds.
