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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Strike killed head of Hamas naval operations
More details about Muhammed Shaaban, killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car earlier today.
Shaaban, 32, was a senior commander in Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades and was also head of the group’s naval operations, family members quoted by AFP said.
They added that the other two people killed in the strike were Hamas militants as well.
The IDF confirmed targeting Shaaban, describing him as “a senior Hamas operative.”
