Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Sunday, March 3, 2024
Senior Hamas operative killed in IDF airstrike on Gaza, says military
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
This picture taken from a position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing over the territory on March 3, 2024. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
The IDF and Shin Bet say a senior Hamas operative was eliminated in an airstrike in the central Gaza Strip this morning.
Mahmoud Muhammad Abed Khad was tasked with recruiting new operatives to Hamas, specifically to the terror group’s Zeitoun Battalion, according to a joint statement.
The IDF and Shin Bet say Khad was also involved in raising funds for Hamas military activity.
A video published by the IDF shows the strike on a vehicle the operative was driving.
