Israel kills Hamas top militant Shahwan in Gaza
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Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:01:00 +0200
IDF airstrike kills Hamas top militant Shahwan in GazaAccording to the IDF, Husam Shahwan was hiding among civilians in a humanitarian zone on the outskirts of Khan Yunis.Palestinian media described Shahwan as Hamas deputy police chief.
Reports, including on the militantcontrolled AlAqsa TV, said the strike also killed police chief Mahmoud Salah and nine others, including women and children.The Israeli military did not mention Salah in its statement, which said that under Shahwani, Hamas internal security apparatus, tasked with gathering intelligence against Israeli forces operating in Gaza, conducted brutal interrogations of Gazans, violating their human rights and persecuting dissidents.
The Israeli army says that many measures were taken before the strike to reduce harm to civilians, including the use of precision munitions, aerial surveillance and other methods of intelligence gathering.
IDF eliminates Hezbollah propagandistOn November 18, 2023, the IDF military eliminated the chief propagandist and spokesman for the terrorist group Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif.
The latter glorified terrorist activities against Israel.Afif was a highranking Hezbollah military operative.
He maintained contacts with representatives of the highest echelons of power and directly coordinated activities aimed at implementing terrorist operations against Israel.Through the Lebanese media, Afif actively disseminated propaganda statements praising terrorist acts directed against Israelis.
In addition, he was a key figure in conducting numerous psychological operations aimed at intimidating and demoralizing the Israeli civilian population.
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