The eliminated militant, identified as Ahmed Aish Salame al-Hashash, led Islamic Jihad's rocket and missile unit, according to the IDF.
"Al-Hashash was responsible for the Islamic Jihad rocket attacks on the Rafah Brigade and was a major source of knowledge about rocket fire within the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in Gaza," the Israeli military said in a statement in x.
Israel also claimed that al-Hashash was responsible for "firing rockets from inside the humanitarian area at Israeli civilians" during the conflict.
The statement further said that at the time of the attack, al-Hashash was "embedded and operating within the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis."
The IDF said numerous measures were taken before the attack to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence.
Last week, the IDF attacked a command and control center embedded within a humanitarian area in Khan Yunis, which was being used by Hamas militants, in a precise, intelligence-based nighttime operation.
According to the IDF statement, several militants involved in militant activities were killed, including Samer Ismail Khadr Abu Daqqa, head of the Hamas Air Unit in Gaza, Osama Tabesh, head of the Observation and Targeting Department of the Military Intelligence Headquarters of Hamas, and senior Hamas figures Ayman Mabhouh.
These individuals, according to the IDF, were directly involved in the October 7 massacre and had continued to participate in planning attacks against Israel.
Earlier this month, the IDF eliminated two Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) battalion commanders in an attack on Deir al-Balah.
Among the dead were Abdallah Khatib, commander of the Southern Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Islamic Jihad in Palestine, and Hatem Abu Aljidian, commander of the Eastern Deir al-Balah Battalion of the East, both of whom played a role in the September 7 attacks. October.
Israel's current large-scale offensive against Hamas comes in response to Hamas' deadly attack on southern Israel, which resulted in around 1,200 deaths and the taking of 250 hostages.
"Al-Hashash was responsible for the Islamic Jihad rocket attacks on the Rafah Brigade and was a major source of knowledge about rocket fire within the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in Gaza," the Israeli military said in a statement in x.
Israel also claimed that al-Hashash was responsible for "firing rockets from inside the humanitarian area at Israeli civilians" during the conflict.
The statement further said that at the time of the attack, al-Hashash was "embedded and operating within the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis."
The IDF said numerous measures were taken before the attack to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence.
Last week, the IDF attacked a command and control center embedded within a humanitarian area in Khan Yunis, which was being used by Hamas militants, in a precise, intelligence-based nighttime operation.
According to the IDF statement, several militants involved in militant activities were killed, including Samer Ismail Khadr Abu Daqqa, head of the Hamas Air Unit in Gaza, Osama Tabesh, head of the Observation and Targeting Department of the Military Intelligence Headquarters of Hamas, and senior Hamas figures Ayman Mabhouh.
These individuals, according to the IDF, were directly involved in the October 7 massacre and had continued to participate in planning attacks against Israel.
Earlier this month, the IDF eliminated two Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) battalion commanders in an attack on Deir al-Balah.
Among the dead were Abdallah Khatib, commander of the Southern Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Islamic Jihad in Palestine, and Hatem Abu Aljidian, commander of the Eastern Deir al-Balah Battalion of the East, both of whom played a role in the September 7 attacks. October.
Israel's current large-scale offensive against Hamas comes in response to Hamas' deadly attack on southern Israel, which resulted in around 1,200 deaths and the taking of 250 hostages.
