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Sunday, November 30, 2025
Hamas-affiliated news confirms son of Hamas official Ghazi Hamad killed trying to flee Rafah tunnel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLocal sources cited by Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network and other Arabic news outlets confirm that Abdullah Hamad, son of senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, is one of the Hamas operatives killed by the IDF while trying to flee a Rafah-area tunnel this morning.
مصادر محلية: استشهاد المقاوم عبد الله حمد، نجل القيادي بحركة حـــماس غازي حمد، بعد حصاره في مدينة رفح، جنوب قطاع غزة. pic.twitter.com/kBV6xla40M
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The operatives were spotted emerging from the tunnels in eastern Rafah, an IDF-held area where dozens of Hamas fighters were believed to be trapped underground.
In a video circulating online, the commander of the IDF’s Nahal Brigade, Col. Arik Moyal, said his forces, with support from the Israeli Air Force, killed the local Hamas battalion commander, his deputy, a company commander, and a fourth operative he identified as Hamad’s son, without naming him.
Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.
The Times of Israel Community.