that Izz al-Din al-Bik, who was killed on Tuesday, "commanded the captivity of Israeli hostages during the war." The hostages under Bik's responsibility included Mia Schem, Hisham al-Sayed, Amit Buskila, Uriel Baruch, Corporal Nik Beizer, Sergeant Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, Shani Louk, Michel Nisenbaum, Staff Sergeant Tamir Nimrodi, Yitzhak Gelerenter, Eitan Levy, Hanan Yablonka, Ron Benjamin, and Orion Hernandez. Bik had been in the role since the previous Northern Gaza Brigade commander, Ahmed Ghandour, was killed by Israel on November 10, 2023, according to the military and Hamas. Before that, he held other top roles, including chief of intelligence in the Northern Gaza Brigade and commander of the Western Jabalia Battalion. "In these roles, he advanced and financed numerous attacks against Israeli civilians and was among the founders of Hamas’s Nukhba forces in northern Gaza," the military says. In addition, Bik "commanded and participated in the infiltration into Israeli territory" during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, according to the IDF.
Der Kommandeur der Hamas-Brigade für den nördlichen Gazastreifen, der Anfang dieser Woche bei einem israelischen Angriff in Gaza-Stadt getötet wurde, war nach Angaben des Militärs für die Gefangenschaft zahlreicher Geiseln verantwortlich. Die IDF erklärt, sie könne „nach umfangreichen nachrichtendienstlichen Recherchen“ nun enthüllen, dass Izz al-Din al-Bik, der am Dienstag getötet wurde, „während des Krieges die Gefangenschaft israelischer Geiseln befehligte“. Zu den Geiseln unter Biks Verantwortung gehörten Mia Schem, Hisham al-Sayed, Amit Buskila, Uriel Baruch, Korporal Nik Beizer, Sergeant Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, Shani Louk, Michel Nisenbaum, Stabsfeldwebel Tamir Nimrodi, Yitzhak Gelerenter, Eitan Levy, Hanan Yablonka, Ron Benjamin und Orion Hernandez. Bik hatte diese Funktion inne, seit der vorherige Kommandeur der Brigade für den nördlichen Gazastreifen, Ahmed Ghandour, am 10. November 2023 von Israel getötet worden war, wie das Militär und die Hamas mitteilten. Zuvor hatte er weitere hochrangige Positionen inne, unter anderem als Geheimdienstchef der Brigade für den nördlichen Gazastreifen und als Kommandeur des Bataillons West-Dschabalija. „In diesen Funktionen plante und finanzierte er zahlreiche Angriffe auf israelische Zivilisten und gehörte zu den Gründern der Nukhba-Kräfte im nördlichen Gazastreifen“, erklärt das Militär. Darüber hinaus habe Bik laut IDF „das Eindringen in israelisches Gebiet während des Angriffs vom 7. Oktober 2023 befehligt und daran teilgenommen“.
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The commander of Hamas's Northern Gaza Brigade, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City earlier this week, had been responsible for holding numerous hostages in captivity, the military says. The IDF says that "following extensive intelligence research," it can reveal that Izz al-Din al-Bik, who was killed on Tuesday, "commanded the captivity of Israeli hostages during the war." The hostages under Bik's responsibility included Mia Schem, Hisham al-Sayed, Amit Buskila, Uriel Baruch, Corporal Nik Beizer, Sergeant Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, Shani Louk, Michel Nisenbaum, Staff Sergeant Tamir Nimrodi, Yitzhak Gelerenter, Eitan Levy, Hanan Yablonka, Ron Benjamin, and Orion Hernandez. Bik had been in the role since the previous Northern Gaza Brigade commander, Ahmed Ghandour, was killed by Israel on November 10, 2023, according to the military and Hamas. Before that, he held other top roles, including chief of intelligence in the Northern Gaza Brigade and commander of the Western Jabalia Battalion. "In these roles, he advanced and financed numerous attacks against Israeli civilians and was among the founders of Hamas’s Nukhba forces in northern Gaza," the military says. In addition, Bik "commanded and participated in the infiltration into Israeli territory" during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, according to the IDF.
