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IDF publishes footage of airstrike which killed Hamas commander
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces releases footage of an airstrike in the Gaza Strip today, killing the commander of Hamas’s Shati battalion.
The IDF says Haitham Hawajri was responsible for sending Hamas terrorists into Israel during the October 7 massacre, and he led the fighting against troops in Gaza City’s Shati camp during the ground offensive.
According to the IDF, Hawajri, and his battalion, were responsible for securing Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, where the terror group is believed to have a base of operations underneath.
“As part of his role, Hawajri was responsible for a lot of terror activity against the citizens of the State of Israel,” the IDF adds in a statement.
צה״ל בהכוונה מודיעינית של שב"כ ואמ"ן חיסל באמצעות מטוס קרב של חיל האוויר את הית'ם חואג'רי, מפקד גדוד שאטי של ארגון הטרור חמאס, אשר תחת פיקודו יצאו מתווי פשיטה לשטחי ישראל ב-7.10. pic.twitter.com/CNj5L2hLS7
— דובר צה״ל אפי דפרין – Effie Defrin (@IDFSpokesperson) December 3, 2023
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