An Israeli airstrike in Rafah has resulted in the deaths of two senior Hamas commanders, Yassin Rabia and Khaled Najjar, who were reportedly responsible for orchestrating attacks from the West Bank, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The strike, conducted in the Tel Sultan area of northwestern Rafah, also reportedly caused significant civilian casualties, with Hamas health officials citing around 35 deaths.
Tonight’s Airstrike by the Israeli Air Force on Western Rafah in the Southern Gaza Strip is now reported to have resulted in the Successful Elimination of Yassin Rabia, the Head of Hamas’s Terror Operations in the West Bank as well as Khaled Nagar, a Senior Officer with Hamas’s… pic.twitter.com/fVej27eeJ6
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The IDF stated that the operation was based on precise intelligence targeting the Hamas unit’s leadership. Yassin Rabia, the commander of Hamas’s West Bank headquarters, was said to have managed all military operations of the unit, including transferring funds for terror activities and directing attacks against Israel. Rabia had a history of involvement in deadly attacks in 2001 and 2002 that resulted in the deaths of Israeli soldiers.
Khaled Najjar, another senior official within the Hamas West Bank headquarters, was implicated in directing shooting attacks and other terror activities. The IDF reported that Najjar also facilitated the transfer of funds for Hamas operations and had personally carried out several attacks between 2001 and 2003, targeting both civilians and soldiers.
The Israeli military acknowledged the civilian casualties resulting from the strike and the subsequent fire it ignited, noting that an investigation is ongoing.
Several Palestinians have reportedly been Killed and many more Injured after an Israeli Airstike on a Hamas Command and Operations Center within the Tel al-Sultan Camp in Western Rafah, caused a Fire to Breakout near the Location of the Strike. The Target which was Struck is… pic.twitter.com/RcEv1YbCmm
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