Yesterday (Monday), The IDF and the Israel Security Agency (the Shin Bet) eliminated the terrorist Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat, a sniper operative in the Hamas Beit Hanoun Brigade, who also worked as a journalist for the Qatari media network Al Jazeera. Also eliminated was terrorist Hassan Kamal Khalawi, commander of the anti-tank unit of the “Southern Front” in Hezbollah, in southern Lebanon.
The Terrorist: Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat
Employed as a journalist for Al Jazeera, Abdul Karim Shabat is a terrorist who has taken part in Hamas combat training as early as 2019. He participated in terror activities against IDF forces during the current war.
Internal Documents, Evidence of the Connection Between Hamas and the Media
As early as October 2024, the IDF and Shin Bet exposed internal documents from Hamas, which included a list of military training participants for the Beit Hanoun Brigade. Shabat, born in 2001, appears in the documents as an anti-tank fighter and company sniper. According to the data, he held an official fighter’s certificate within the organization and had an internal military ID number.
Shabat is a prime example of how terrorists use journalistic cover, particularly with Al Jazeera, as a platform for hiding militant activities. “The IDF and Shin Bet clarified that they “will continue to operate against Hamas terrorists and eliminate any threat to Israeli citizens.”
Over 6 months ago, Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat’s role within the Hamas terrorist organization was exposed by us here on @X. He carried out all of his actions under the cover of an @AlJazeera journalist. Yesterday, he was eliminated by the IDF.
Don’t let the press vest… https://t.co/5Y2x40DdnI pic.twitter.com/gVn5NVsOVa
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 25, 2025
The Terrorist Eliminated in Lebanon: Hassan Kamal Khalawi
During the war, Khalawi advanced many terrorist schemes against the State of Israel and was responsible for transferring operatives and equipping weapons for the terrorist organization in Southern Lebanon. In recent months, Khalawi continued to work on promoting terrorist plans against the Israeli home front.
The IDF stated that the terrorist activities that Hassan Kamal Khalawi was involved in posed a threat to the State of Israel and its citizens.
