Israel announced it took out five Hamas members in Gaza Strip raid

His army announced today, Friday (22.11.24) that it “neutralized” five members of the Palestinian organization, including two commanders, during a raid on Bate Lachia, the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and during the night. In a statement the army and Shin Bette – Israel’s internal security service – said they “neutralized five Hamas terrorists, including one commander of Nuhba Company and another commander of the same company.” The two men committed on October 7, 2023 “murders and kidnappings in the Mefalsim region”, one of the kibbutz that became the target of Hamas’ attack on southern Israel, according to the announcement. On Wednesday night to Thursday the Israeli army raid in Bate Lahia and Jabalia caused the death of dozens of people, while many remain missing, pointed out Palestinian medical sources. The Palestinian civil protection agency has not yet given a specific account of this operation. For his part the Israeli army announced that it took all necessary measures to limit casualties among civilians. He noted that the two commanders he took out are Jihad Mahmoud Yehia Kahlut and Muhamad Riad Ali Okel, “two terrorists who gave the order to invade Israeli territory on October 7 and guided the massacres and kidnappings in Mefashim.” “These are two terrorists who were among those leading the battles in the northern part of Gaza against members of the Israeli army, during the current operation in the region,” the army clarified. Israeli forces began in early October a new, major operation in the northern part of Gaza, saying their goal is to prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping and launching new attacks. According to the Hamas Health Ministry, more than 1,000 Palestinians have died from these operations.