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Al Bawaba
3 days ago
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Joint resistance: Al-Qassam, Islamic Jihad, and Allies attack Israeli positions
ALBAWABA - The Hamas military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, published new video footage showing a string of assaults against Israeli forces in southern Gaza. The actions highlighted the group's policy of sustaining resistance in the face of continuous Israeli military pressure by focusing on regions of Israeli incursion in Khan Younis and along the Salah al-Din axis. In the footage, fighters were shown employing explosive devices and Yasin 105 anti-tank rockets to hit Israeli tanks and armored vehicles. At the Abu Hamid roundabout in the heart of Khan Younis, two tanks were attacked, while two armored personnel carriers were damaged in other attacks. Additionally, "Rajoum" rockets and mortar fire were used against troop concentrations. One fighter quoted remarks made by the late Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, who emphasized resoluteness and the conviction that resistance would persist in growing in spite of efforts to eradicate it. Actions of Joint Resistance Cooperation with other Palestinian factions was also emphasized in the video. Together, the Popular Resistance Committees' Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades and Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades launched mortar and rocket attacks against Israeli targets. Hamas characterizes this collaboration as part of a coordinated combat effort by Palestinian factions to increase pressure on the Israeli army on several fronts. Additional strikes were reported by al-Qassam on Saturday, including another joint strike close to the Khan Younis courthouse complex and mortar fire on an Israeli command-and-control post along the Salah al-Din axis south of Rafah. Images of attacks on Israeli soldiers and vehicles east of Gaza City were also made public by the group. "لا سامح الله من تخاذل ولا سامح الله من ترك غزة وحدها".. عــاجــل | ضمن سلسلة عمليات "حجارة داود".. كتائب القسام تبث مشاهد من استهداف آليات الاحتلال ودك مواقعه وتحشداته في محاور التوغل بمدينة #خانيونس ومحور صلاح الدين جنوب قطاع غزة
Daily Telegraph
29-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Telegraph
Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa killed in IDF airstrike
Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Israel's military 'eliminated' a founding Hamas military leader and mastermind behind the October 7 attack, Tel Aviv officials said on Saturday. Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa was killed during a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Al-Issa was one of the final remaining founding members of the terrorist organisation's military wing and played a crucial role in the October 7, 2023 attack that launched the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a founding Hamas military leader responsible for planning the October 7 attack, was killed during a targeted airstrike. Picture: X 'Issa led Hamas' force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre,' the IDF said in a post on X. 'As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial & naval attacks against Israelis. 'The IDF & (Israel Security Agency) will continue to locate and eliminate all terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre.' Al-Issa was a 'key source of knowledge' for Hamas and held a litany of high-ranking positions within the group prior to October 7, including as the Head of the Training Headquarters. He was pivotal to rebuilding Hamas' organisational systems that were damaged over the last several months. Al-Issa was also a co-founder of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades' military academy, where he trained thousands of terrorists and influenced the structure of Hamas' military wing, the Jerusalem Post reported. He arrived in Gaza in 2005 from Syria, and was reportedly with his wife and grandson during the strike. Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Picture: Bashar Taleb/AFP Al-Issa's death comes just days after the IDF claimed to have killed the leader of Mujahideen Brigades, the Palestinian jihadist group responsible for the kidnappings and murders of Hamas' hostages captured on October 7. Asaad Abu Sharia was taken out in a joint operation in Gaza City last Saturday by the IDF and the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency. Last month, the IDF also killed Hamas chief Mohammad Sinwar during an airstrike on a Gaza hospital. Sinwar was hiding in tunnels beneath the building, with dramatic footage capturing the moment IDF soldiers ripped his body from the rubble. This article originally appeared on NY Post and was reproduced with permission Originally published as Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa killed in IDF airstrike
News.com.au
28-06-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa killed in IDF airstrike
Israel's military 'eliminated' a founding Hamas military leader and mastermind behind the October 7 attack, Tel Aviv officials said on Saturday. Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa was killed during a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Al-Issa was one of the final remaining founding members of the terrorist organisation's military wing and played a crucial role in the October 7, 2023 attack that launched the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. 'Issa led Hamas' force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre,' the IDF said in a post on X. 'As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial & naval attacks against Israelis. 'The IDF & (Israel Security Agency) will continue to locate and eliminate all terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre.' Al-Issa was a 'key source of knowledge' for Hamas and held a litany of high-ranking positions within the group prior to October 7, including as the Head of the Training Headquarters. He was pivotal to rebuilding Hamas' organisational systems that were damaged over the last several months. Al-Issa was also a co-founder of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades' military academy, where he trained thousands of terrorists and influenced the structure of Hamas' military wing, the Jerusalem Post reported. He arrived in Gaza in 2005 from Syria, and was reportedly with his wife and grandson during the strike. Al-Issa's death comes just days after the IDF claimed to have killed the leader of Mujahideen Brigades, the Palestinian jihadist group responsible for the kidnappings and murders of Hamas' hostages captured on October 7. Asaad Abu Sharia was taken out in a joint operation in Gaza City last Saturday by the IDF and the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency. Last month, the IDF also killed Hamas chief Mohammad Sinwar during an airstrike on a Gaza hospital. Sinwar was hiding in tunnels beneath the building, with dramatic footage capturing the moment IDF soldiers ripped his body from the rubble.
Asharq Al-Awsat
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Sources: Mohammad al-Sinwar Killed in Gaza, Temporarily Buried in Tunnel
Mohammad al-Sinwar, a senior Hamas military commander and younger brother of the group's former political leader Yahya al-Sinwar, was killed alongside other Hamas figures in an Israeli airstrike on an underground tunnel near the European Hospital east of Khan Younis, two Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The strike took place about a week ago, the sources said Wednesday, adding that the bodies were found in the rubble of a tunnel targeted in the raid. Mohammad al-Sinwar was a top figure in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and was believed to have played a key role in planning the October 7, 2023, Al-Aqsa Flood attack on Israel. His brother, Yahya al-Sinwar, who led Hamas in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli operation in October 2024. According to the first source, Hamas notified the al-Sinwar family of Mohammad's death two days ago and also informed the families of several other unnamed commanders who were killed in the same strike. The second source said that Qassam Brigades special units entered the collapsed tunnel after the bombing and recovered several bodies, confirming the death of Mohammad al-Sinwar and multiple field commanders. The method used to retrieve the bodies mirrored that of previous operations, including the recovery of senior Hamas officials Rawhi Mushtaha and Sameh al-Siraj, whose deaths were also confirmed posthumously. The source said the bodies were moved from one tunnel to another for temporary burial. 'They were shrouded and buried underground due to security concerns,' the source added. 'Hamas informed the families that the remains were not brought above ground and are expected to remain buried in the tunnels until the security situation allows for proper funerals.' Besides confirming the death of Mohammad al-Sinwar, the source revealed that the commander was not alone and that none of his companions survived the Israeli airstrike that hit their tunnel hideout in southern Gaza. 'Mohammad Shabana, the commander of the Rafah Brigade, and another battalion commander from the same brigade, whose identity was not disclosed, were with Sinwar at the time of the attack,' the source told Asharq Al-Awsat. According to the source, Sinwar and Shabana had arrived at the targeted tunnel only three days prior to the strike and were due to leave shortly after, but their departure was delayed for security reasons. Additional field sources said the same attack also killed Mahdi Kawarea, commander of the western battalion of the Khan Younis Brigade. Kawarea was not inside the tunnel but was killed when an airstrike hit the house he was in apparently while entering or exiting the tunnel through one of the access points hidden inside the residence.
