According to the Israeli army, in a statement published on its account in “X”, the air strike carried out northwest of Rafah resulted in the killing of both Yassin Rabia and Khaled Najjar.
The statement explained that Rabia was “responsible for the entire terrorist activity of Hamas in Judea and Samaria, transferring funds to terrorist targets and planning terrorist attacks for Hamas throughout Judea and Samaria. He also carried out several attacks in which IDF soldiers were killed.”
The statement added that Al-Najjar “was a senior official in Hamas’ leadership in the West Bank, and he directed shooting operations and other terrorist activities in the West Bank and transferred funds allocated for Hamas’ terrorist activities in Gaza. He also carried out several deadly terrorist attacks in which IDF soldiers were killed.” .
On Sunday night, the government media office in Gaza announced that at least 30 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a center for displaced people near the city of Rafah in the far south of Gaza.
For its part, the Civil Defense in Gaza said that the Israeli raids led to the death of at least 50 people in the area to which, according to it, 100,000 people were displaced.
According to a statement issued by the Israeli army on Sunday, it carried out a precise strike on a compound belonging to the Hamas movement in the city of Rafah.
The army statement indicated: “A military aircraft bombed a Hamas compound in Rafah, where important terrorists in the movement were working. The strike was carried out against targets lawful under international law, used precise missiles, and was based on accurate intelligence information that indicated Hamas’ use of the area.”
He concluded by saying, “The Israeli army is aware of the reports that stated that the strike resulted in a fire and the injury of a number of civilians in the area. The incident is under review.”
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