The IDF says it was able to confirm that the strike killed four Nukhba Force commanders in Hamas's Beit Lahia Battalion. They are named as: Muhammad Hamdi Ahmed al-Masri, a company commander; Samad Samir Harb Abu Jabal, a platoon commander who invaded Israel during the October 7 onslaught; Muhammad Attar, a platoon commander; and Muhammad Fathi Hussein Nasser, also a platoon commander. The military says the operatives were involved in advancing attacks on troops. "The commanders' activities posed a threat to IDF troops, and they were therefore eliminated in an aerial strike to remove the threat," the army adds.
Four commanders in Hamas's elite Nukhba Force were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City yesterday, the military announces. Palestinian media reported that the strike on a cafe near the city's port killed six and wounded 14. The IDF says it was able to confirm that the strike killed four Nukhba Force commanders in Hamas's Beit Lahia Battalion. They are named as: Muhammad Hamdi Ahmed al-Masri, a company commander; Samad Samir Harb Abu Jabal, a platoon commander who invaded Israel during the October 7 onslaught; Muhammad Attar, a platoon commander; and Muhammad Fathi Hussein Nasser, also a platoon commander. The military says the operatives were involved in advancing attacks on troops. "The commanders' activities posed a threat to IDF troops, and they were therefore eliminated in an aerial strike to remove the threat," the army adds.
