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Sunday, December 10, 2023
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Sunday, December 10, 2023
IDF says it has killed new commander of Hamas’s Shejaiya battalion
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF troops seen operating in the Gaza Strip in this handout photo released for publication on December 10, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says it has killed the new commander of Hamas’s Shejaiya battalion, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip today.
Emad Qariqa recently replaced Wissam Farhat, after the latter was killed in an Israeli airstrike on December 2.
צה״ל בהכוונה מודיעינית של אמ"ן ושב"כ חיסל בתקיפת מטוסי קרב את עמאד קריקע, ששימש כמפקד החדש של גדוד שג'עייה בארגון הטרור חמאס, זאת לאחר שקודמו בתפקיד חוסל במהלך הלחימה>> pic.twitter.com/GVQQpOCoHp
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) December 10, 2023
The IDF says Qariqa previously served as the deputy commander of the Shejaiya battalion, since 2019.
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