3 Hamas operatives, considered most significant, killed by Israeli fighter jets

ISRAEL,OCTO 27 :  The Israeli military early on Friday said its fighter jets struck three senior Hamas terrorists in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion.

Giving out further details, the Israeli military said the battalion’s operatives played a significant role in the invasion and murderous attack against Israel on October 7.

The operatives were considered the most significant brigade of the Hamas terrorist organisation, the Israeli Defense Forces said.

A post on the official handle of the Israel Defense Forces on X stated, “IDF fighter jets struck 3 senior Hamas operatives in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion. The battalion’s operatives played a significant role in the invasion and murderous attack against Israel on October 7, and is considered to be the most significant brigade of the Hamas terrorist organisation.”

An image released by the Israeli military showed the three slain terrorists.

“The Darj Tafah Battalion is a battalion in the Gaza City Brigade, which is considered the most significant brigade of the terrorist organization Hamas. The battalion’s terrorists took a significant part in the murderous massacre on October 7,” the Israeli Air Force added in its post.

The force also said the Hamas operatives were eliminated under the precise intelligence guidance of the Israel Security Agency Shin Bet.

Earlier on Thursday, the deputy head of Hamas’s intelligence directorate, Shadi Barud, had been killed in an aerial strike, the Israeli Defense Forces said.

According to IDF, he was involved in the planning of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.

ISRAEL RAIDS GAZA

On Thursday, Israeli forces carried out their biggest Gaza ground attack in their 20-day-old war with Hamas overnight as anger grew in the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said Israeli troops were still preparing for a full ground invasion, while the US and other countries urged Israel to delay, fearing it could ignite hostilities on other Middle East fronts.

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said it may soon have to shut down operations in Gaza if no fuel reaches the Hamas-ruled territory amid a desperate need for shelter, water, food and medical services.

The Israeli military says Hamas is holding large reserves of fuel which could be used by hospitals.

-PTI