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Hamas said to kill wife, children of Gazan suspected of arming PA-linked groups
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Gazan media outlets in Gaza report that Hamas killed the wife and two children of a man suspected of establishing armed groups in Gaza affiliated with the Palestinian Authority.
The man, who is not named, is described as having served as a PA General Intelligence officer before Hamas violently seized control of the Strip in 2007.
According to one report, Hamas members fired an RPG missile at the family home in the Shejaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City, killing the man’s wife Olfat Abu Ajwa, and his children Zaid Abu Ajwa and Youssef Abu Ajwa, both of whom appear to have been minors. The fate of the man is unknown.
According to outlets, the killings took place on Tuesday.
الطفل يوسف حسن أبو عجوة
الطفل زيد حسن أبو عجوة
والدتهم ألفت جهاد أبو عجوةقتلـ ـتهم ميليشيا حما$ أمس بعد أن ضربت منزلهم بقـذيفة RPG، بإذن من ترامب وحماية من إسرائيل
ما ذنب هؤلاء الأطفال وأُمهم؟
ذنبهم الوحيد أن والدهم يعمل ضابطًا في جهاز المخابرات الفلسطينية.حما$ إرهـ ـابية. pic.twitter.com/mIIrI8ZThx
— مصطفـ????ـى عصفــور (@ustafa_ad) October 15, 2025
In recent days, Hamas has reportedly executed dozens of Palestinians suspected of opposing its rule as it has sought to reassert control over areas of the Strip that Israeli soldiers pulled out of late last week.
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