Saudi news outlet Al Arabiya reported today (Wednesday) that IDF forces eliminated the commander of Hamas’ Shuja’iyya Battalion in a targeted Israeli Air Force strike in eastern Gaza City.
Third Shuja’iyya Commander Killed Since Start of the War
According to Palestinian sources, 35 people were killed in the strike. The IDF has not yet issued an official statement regarding the report.
The terrorist eliminated was the third commander of the Shuja’iyya Battalion to be killed since the beginning of the war. His predecessors, Wissam Farhat—eliminated in the early stages of the war—and Jamil Wadiya—killed last month—were each replaced following their assassination.
IDF Expands Ground Operations
Earlier today, the IDF reported that forces from the Gaza Division had intensified operations in the Tel al-Sultan area, locating tunnel shafts and destroying terror infrastructure over the past 24 hours.
In parallel, forces from the 36th Division continued operating in the Rafah area and along the Morag Corridor—an area in which the IDF has not previously operated. During their mission, troops located and destroyed buildings used for terrorist activity and underground infrastructure, as well as eliminated several terrorists.
