Israeli forces target new Hamas military leader, Mohammed Awda, overnight | LIVE BLOG
The IDF carried out an airstrike on Gaza against Awda, who was Hamas's intelligence chief during and a key planner of the Oct. 7 attacks
An Israeli airstrike hit a building in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood, with initial reports of casualties, Tuesday night. The target of the strike was Hamas’s newly appointed military chief, Mohammed Awda. Awda was appointed roughly a week ago to replace Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, who Israel says was killed in an earlier strike in Gaza about two weeks ago. This comes as the IDF expands its ground operations beyond the existing security zone in parts of southern Lebanon as part of an effort to push Hezbollah fighters farther from the border.
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An i24NEWS security source says there is a growing assessment Mohammed Awda was eliminated
A projectile was launched from Lebanon crossed into Israeli territory and fell in an open area. No injuries were reported
This launch followed sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in northern Israel
A resident of Gaza City’s Rimal who spoke with i24NEWS says Awda was targeted in three consecutive strikes which were felt at a large distance
According to the resident, Awda was hiding in an apartment building in the most crowded part of Rimal neighborhood, just above the market.
“I have no objection to the IDF’s targeting of Awda, but it’s very crowded out in the streets right now because everyone is out shopping for Eid al-Adha. Hamas knows this and is hiding among the civilians,” the resident said.
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