Israel Announces Elimination of Five Hamas and Islamic Jihad Members in Gaza

The Israeli army announced that it eliminated five members of "Hamas" and "Islamic Jihad" in southern Gaza Strip.

In a statement, the army clarified that it carried out a strike on Sunday in the Khan Younis area, eliminating "three members of the military wing of the Islamic Jihad organization while they were meeting to advance attacks against Israeli army forces," revealing that "Mohammed Abu Haggag, an engineering operative, Youssef Abu Rizq, deputy company commander, and Abdel Hamid Jadallah, a member of the missile system" were killed.

It reported that "in an additional strike in southern Gaza Strip yesterday Monday, the Israeli army eliminated Salah al-Din Iyad Abdel Hamid and Ezz al-Din Iyad Diab Barhoum, two elite terrorists from the Rafah Brigade belonging to Hamas's military wing."

The army said that "the terrorists recently provided terrorist attacks against Israeli army forces and Israeli civilians, and worked to restore the military capabilities of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad organizations, in a systematic violation of the ceasefire, and they were eliminated in airstrikes to remove the threat."