A key Hamas official who helped the group bring in arms was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis earlier today, the IDF announces.
Muhammad al-Amour, according to the military, was responsible for the goods terminal at the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza. “As part of his role, he oversaw the smuggling of hundreds of weapons and military equipment into the Gaza Strip, directly contributing to Hamas’s military buildup,” the IDF says.
Over the years, the military says Amour “played a key role in the smuggling network of Hamas’s military wing, coordinating and leading efforts to bring weapons into the Gaza Strip and to Hamas with the help of collaborators.”
The Rafah Crossing, which Israel took over in May 2024 and has since razed, “served as a gateway for smuggling military equipment and weapons into the Gaza Strip,” the IDF says.
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