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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Israel names 2 more senior Hamas members killed in recent Gaza strikes
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF and Shin Bet announce that two more top Hamas officials were killed in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past day.
The dead include Yasser Mohammed Harb Musa, a member of Hamas’s politburo who headed the defense portfolio and ministry of development.
“As part of his role, Musa handled the advancement and guidance of terror attacks against the State of Israel,” the IDF and Shin Bet say, adding that he was considered close to slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
The second Hamas official the IDF says it killed is Mohammed Jamasi, the chief of the terror group’s so-called emergency committee.
“Over the years, Jamasi held key positions in the political bureau and the leadership of the movement and as part of his role in the war, he coordinated a significant portion of the Hamas regime’s government activity in the Gaza Strip, including the guidance of terror attacks against the State of Israel,” the statement adds.
The Times of Israel Community.