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Thursday, September 4, 2025
IDF releases new images of slain Hamas spokesman, video of his killing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
The IDF releases new footage showing the airstrike that killed Hudhaifa Kahlout — known by the nom de guerre Abu Obeida — Hamas’s military wing spokesman and head of its propaganda apparatus.
Kahlout, killed in a joint IDF-Shin Bet strike last week, had long served as the masked face of Hamas, directing the group’s propaganda and psychological warfare, according to the IDF.
During the war, the IDF says he oversaw the distribution of cameras used to document the October 7 massacre and the release of videos of Israeli hostages.
The army also publishes a newly uncovered image showing Kahlout alongside Hamas’s former military chief Muhammad Deif, Khan Younis Brigade chief Rafa’a Salameh — all later killed in separate Israeli strikes — and intelligence chief Muhammad Odeh, highlighting his senior role within the terror group.
צה״ל חושף תמונה חדשה של חד׳יפה כחלות ״אבו עוביידה״: צפו בתיעוד חיסולו
בשבוע שעבר, צה"ל ושב"כ תקפו וחיסלו את דובר הזרוע הצבאית וראש מערך התעמולה של ארגון הטרור חמאס, חד׳יפה כחלות, המכונה "אבו עוביידה"
לכל הפרטים ???? https://t.co/gifpC8Dfke pic.twitter.com/lpdL7J9CYg
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) September 4, 2025
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