Latest news with #Kissufim
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas's Al Mawasi battalion commander, responsible for death of 21 soldiers
He was killed by military aircraft during a joint operation by the IDF and Shin Bet. The IDF on Friday killed the terrorist Khalil Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, who commanded Hamas's Al Mawasi battalion, and was responsible for the deaths of 21 soldiers in January 2024, the military said on Sunday. He was killed by military aircraft during a joint operation by the IDF and Shin Bet. Khatib commanded terrorists to launch anti-tank missiles at buildings housing IDF soldiers and at a tank crew providing cover for soldiers in the al-Mawasi area on January 22, 2024. The strike in the Gaza Strip that killed Khalil Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, a cell commander in Hamas' Al Mawasi battalion and responsible for the deaths of 21 soldiers (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) The incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. in Maghazi in central Gaza, only 600 meters from the border fence close to Kissufim. The buildings were laden with stored explosives, and the grenades set them off causing their total collapse. Khatib continued to be involved in numerous terror attacks against IDF troops throughout the war after the incident in January 2024, the IDF said. The IDF forces who were harmed were mostly reservists from Unit 8208 assigned to clear certain areas of dangerous items. Yonah Jeremy Bob and Gadi Zaig contributed to this report.
Arab News
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Israel army says 2 projectiles launched from Gaza after air raid sirens sound
JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said two projectiles were launched from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, shortly after it announced it had commenced 'extensive ground operations' across the besieged Palestinian territory.'Following the sirens that sounded in Kissufim, two projectiles were identified crossing into Israel from the central Gaza Strip,' the army said, adding one was intercepted and the other fell in an open area.
The Independent
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas in ‘goodwill gesture'
Edan Alexander, the last living American captive being held in Gaza, has been released as part of ceasefire efforts. Reuters newswire has reported the former captive is en route to Israeli territory through Kissufim Crossing, according to a source familiar with the arrangement. Exiled Hamas Chief Khalil Al-Hayya earlier said the release of the dual national from New Jersey, was jointly coordinated by Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey. "The movement affirms its readiness to immediately start intensive negotiations and make serious efforts to reach a final agreement to end the war, exchange prisoners in an agreed-upon manner," Hayya added. Mr Alexander was held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip after he was taken from his military base in southern Israel during Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which set off the war in Gaza. His release is the first since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March, unleashing fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds. A source familiar with the deal told The Independent it was a 'good will' gesture after direct talks between the militant group and the US.
