Posted on 10/24/23
| News Source: FOX News
The Israeli military said Tuesday that three Hamas deputy commanders were killed by precision airstrikes inside the Gaza Strip.
The strikes show Israel Defense Forces are prioritizing Hamas senior leadership as the military bombards Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion to eradicate the terrorist group.
“During the night, IDF aircraft also attacked operational headquarters used by operatives of the terrorist organization Hamas and assembly points of the terrorist organization located inside mosques,” IDF said in a post on X.
The Hamas deputy commander of the Nusirat battalion, the deputy commander of the Shati battalion and the deputy commander of the Alfurkan battalion were killed in the strikes, the IDF said.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said earlier that in the past day the IDF attacked over 400 military targets in the Gaza Strip, targeting dozens of Hamas operatives who were preparing to fire rockets at Israel.
Hagari said IDF also attacked an operational tunnel shaft used by Hamas to get access to the Mediterranean coast.