From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Strike on UNRWA facility in Rafah took out Hamas commander who stole aid, says IDF
The IDF says that a strike earlier today on an UNRWA facility in Rafah was a successful operation to kill a Hamas commander.
Hamas claims that five people were killed in the strike, and UNRWA says that at least one of its staff members was killed.
The IDF says that Muhammad Abu Hasna, a commander in the terror group’s operations unit, was eliminated in the strike. According to a joint statement from the IDF and the Shin Bet, Hasna was involved in seizing humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip and distributing it to Hamas operatives.
Israel has accused at least a dozen UNRWA staffers of being active Hamas members involved in the October 7 massacre, and many others of being tied to the terror group, leading many countries to freeze aid to the UN agency.
