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2 Hamas operatives ‘advancing attacks’ on troops killed in Gaza strikes last week, IDF says
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Two Hamas operatives who were advancing attacks on troops in Gaza were killed in strikes last week, the military announces.
The strikes killed Muhammad Najib Ashour, a platoon commander in Hamas’s Nukhba Force, and Tamer Saeed Abu Nakhal, a commander of a cell in Hamas’s military wing, according to the IDF.
“The two terrorists, who were involved in advancing attacks against IDF troops, posed a threat to the troops and were subsequently eliminated in precise strikes,” the military says.
No further details on the strikes, including when and where in the Strip they were carried out, are provided by the IDF.
צה"ל חיסל שני מחבלים שקידמו מתווי טרור נגד כוחותינו ברצועת עזה
בשתי תקיפות ברצועת עזה בשבוע שעבר, צה"ל חיסל את המחבל מוחמד נגיב עאשור, מפקד מחלקת נוח'בה מהזרוע הצבאית של ארגון הטרור חמאס, ואת המחבל תאמר סעיד אבו נחל, ראש חולייה מהזרוע הצבאית של ארגון הטרור חמאס.
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