Mushtaha was one of the Hamas officers and had “direct influence on decisions” about the deployment of Hamas fighters, an Israeli military statement said. He was also in charge of finance in the Hamas Politburo. According to Israeli sources, Siraj is responsible for security issues in the Hamas Politburo. Uda reportedly headed the Hamas Internal Security Agency.
In mid-July, Hamas military chief Mohammed Taif, believed to be the mastermind of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military confirmed his killing in early August. At the end of July, Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Politburo, was assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Iran blamed Israel for the attack.
The fate of dozens of hostages remains uncertain
On October 7, 2023, hundreds of terrorists from Hamas and its affiliated Islamic terrorist groups entered southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli figures, a total of 1,205 people, mostly civilians, were killed in several cities, at a music festival and as hostages in the Gaza Strip. Of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas, 97 are currently being held in the Gaza Strip, and 33 of them have been officially declared dead by Israel.
Since the attack by Hamas terrorists, the Israeli army has been taking serious action in the Gaza Strip. According to the Hamas Health Authority, which cannot be independently verified, more than 41,700 people have been killed in the Palestinian territories.
Israel’s attacks on Gaza continue
According to Palestinian figures, almost 100 people were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday alone. Among the items targeted was a school that was supposed to provide shelter for displaced families, medical workers at the scene said. At least 17 people were killed there.
According to the local Palestinian radio station Voice of Palestine and the media of the radical Islamist Hamas, Israeli tanks attacked several areas in the center of Khan Yunis, east and south of Khan Yunis, and then partially retreated. Palestinian media had earlier reported that more than 30 Palestinians had been killed in the attack on the school and a building housing displaced people.
Khan also died in Yunis
According to Palestinian sources, at least 32 people were killed in the Israeli army advance in Khan Yunis. Hamas-controlled emergency services said many of the victims were women and children. Palestinian statistics generally do not distinguish between civilian and military casualties. According to eyewitnesses, the attack happened without warning. Israeli troops besieged and shelled several houses.
