A Hamas sniper who killed an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip earlier this month, along with some 20 more terror operatives, were killed in a recent airstrike, the IDF and Shin Bet say.
According to the IDF, the drone strike killed around 20 members of Hamas’s Shati Battalion, including members of the elite Nukhba force, snipers, and operatives who would observe Israeli forces.
Muhammad Abu Hatab, a sniper and a platoon commander in the Shati Battalion, was among those killed.
According to the IDF, Abu Hatab carried out several sniper attacks against Israeli troops in Gaza, including an incident near the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on July 9, killing Sgt. First Class Tal Lahat, 21, of the Maglan commando unit.
Another terrorist killed in the strike was Ismail Shakshak, who the IDF says was a member of Hamas’s Nukhba force who participated in the October 7 onslaught.
Sgt. First Class Tal Lahat, of the IDF’s Maglan commando unit, who was killed during fighting in central Gaza on July 9, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
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