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IDF says it killed Hamas’s internal security forces head for central Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The commander of Hamas’s internal security forces in the central Gaza Strip was killed in an Israeli strike yesterday, the military announces.
The strike targeting a car in Deir al-Balah killed Wael al-Ladawi, the commander of Hamas’s Internal Security Service in the central governorate. Hamas’s interior ministry announced his death yesterday.
The military says the security service under Ladawi “collected intelligence for senior Hamas officials, supporting their decision-making and facilitating the planning and execution of terrorist attacks against the State of Israel.”
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