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IDF says airstrike killed Hamas commander who attacked Re’im base
The IDF says an airstrike killed Hamas commander Maher Walid Omar al-Husseini in southern Gaza on Wednesday.
The military identified him as the commander of a cell in Hamas’s Nukhba Force, its military wing.
It says he took part in the October 7, 2023 attack on Re’im base, where four Israeli soldiers were killed and seven wounded.
The IDF also said he had recently been advancing attacks on Israeli troops and civilians and trying to rebuild Hamas’s capabilities.
The military described those activities as a violation of the ceasefire, though it did not provide further details about the alleged plans.
The strike fits a broader campaign against Hamas operatives in Gaza, which the IDF says includes people it considers a threat to Israeli forces; no next step was specified.
The Israel Defense Forces said an airstrike in southern Gaza killed Maher Walid Omar al-Husseini, a Hamas commander who it said attacked the Re’im military base on October 7, 2023.
The strike took place on Wednesday, and the military announced the killing on Friday.
The IDF said al-Husseini had recently been advancing attacks on Israeli troops and civilians and trying to restore Hamas’s capabilities.
Hamas-run civil defense and a local hospital reported that an Israeli strike on a vehicle near Khan Younis killed two people.
The IDF said the recent activities it attributed to al-Husseini violated the ceasefire.
- Who
- Maher Walid Omar al-Husseini, whom the IDF identified as a commander of a Hamas Nukhba Force cell.
- What
- The IDF said an airstrike killed him. It said he had attacked the Re’im base on October 7, 2023.
- When
- The strike took place on Wednesday earlier that week; the IDF announced the killing on Friday.
- Where
- In the southern Gaza Strip. Hamas-run civil defense and a local hospital reported a strike on a vehicle near Khan Younis.
- Why
- The IDF said he was advancing attacks on Israeli troops and civilians and trying to restore Hamas’s capabilities.
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The IDF said al-Husseini took part in the attack on the Re’im base.
An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed al-Husseini, according to the IDF.
The IDF announced that al-Husseini had been killed.
- Person killed
- Maher Walid Omar al-Husseini
- Role identified by IDF
- Commander of a Hamas Nukhba Force cell
- Strike location
- Southern Gaza Strip
- Re’im attack date
- October 7, 2023
- Re’im casualties reported
- Four IDF soldiers killed and seven wounded
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