IDF troops kill top Hamas battalion cmdr., over 40 terrorists in Rafah tunnels - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

The IDF said that troops killed over 40 Hamas terrorists who were in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under Israeli control.

 

IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023

(photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

 

The IDF said on Thursday that it killed the commander of Hamas's Eastern Rafah Battalion, along with his deputy and inner circle in a Sunday strike. 

In a Thursday release, the IDF stated that Israeli troops killed Muhammad Jawad Muhammad al-Bawab, commander of Hamas’ Eastern Rafah Battalion, who helped execute the October 7 Massacre and attacked IDF troops in Gaza through the course of the Israel-Hamas War. Three additional terrorists, including al-Bawab's deputy, died alongside him. 

Following an air strike the Nahal Brigade conducted a search of a building in eastern Rafah, where they identified one terrorist who had been killed in the airstrike, and three additional armed terrorists. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

IDF kills over 40 Hamas terrorists 

The group was struck by Israeli troops as they exited a terror tunnel in Rafah.

The IDF also said that its forces killed over 40 Hamas terrorists who were in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under Israeli control.

Around 200 terrorists had been trapped in the tunnels for months, according to Israeli and US officials, although some have since emerged and been killed in clashes with Israeli forces or have surrendered, Israeli media has reported.

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-879223

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