The Israeli Army announced this Thursday deaththree months ago, Rawhi Mushtahamember of the political bureau of Hamas and who identified himself as the “head of government” of the Islamist group in the Gaza Strip, in an airstrike in which two other senior officials were also eliminated.
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The attack took place against an underground complex in the north of the Strip, which according to the Army “served as a command and control center” from the Islamists and allowed high-ranking members to remain hidden for long periods of time.
Mushtaha was imprisoned in Israel along with Yahya Sinwarleader of Hamas in the enclave and mastermind of the October 7 attacks, and helped him establish the internal security service in the territory.
Mushtaha was considered the most senior figure in the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, and during the war he maintained civilian control of the Hamas regime, while engaging in terrorist activities against Israel.
“Mushtaha was considered the most senior figure in the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, and during the war he maintained civilian control of the Hamas regime, while engaging in terrorist activities against Israel,” the military said, calling him Sinwar’s “right hand man.”
According to the israeli forcesMushtaha had a direct impact on decisions about the group’s troop movements, and was involved in military decisions.
Sameh al Siraj, head of security in the political bureau of the Islamist group, and Sameh al Siraj were also killed in the attack on the command center. Sami Oudehcommander of the General Security Mechanism (the internal police).
Israel also accused the group of not announcing the deaths of the three senior officials so as not to damage the morale of its fighters.
For now, Hamas has not commented about Israel’s announcement.
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