The commander of Hamas’ Daraj-Tuffah Battalion, who invaded Israel during the October 7 onslaught, was killed in a recent strike in the Gaza Strip, the IDF and Shin Bet announce.
Muhammad Ghaseen was killed in a strike last week in the area of Gaza City’s eastern Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods, according to the military.
Ghaseen invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas-led onslaught, and during the war, carried out numerous attacks on troops, the IDF says.
The IDF says his killing “constitutes a significant blow to the functioning of the battalion he commanded and will diminish the battalion’s ability to carry out terror operations against IDF troops operating in the area.”
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