Israel reports:
Hamas “head of government” killed in attack
Almost not a day goes by without the Israeli military reporting the killing of high-ranking members of Hamas or Hezbollah. Now the head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip has apparently been eliminated.
In addition to Rawhi Mushtaha, leading Hamas members Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Oudeh were also eliminated, the military declared on Thursday. Israel usually refers to the killing of people as elimination. The Palestinian side has not yet confirmed the announcement.
According to the army, Mushtaha had already been killed three months ago in the course of an air strike in the north of the Gaza Strip. However, Hamas conceals such losses in order to "maintain fighting morale", according to the military.
The roles of those killed
Mushtaha was one of the highest-ranking Hamas officials and had "direct influence on decisions" regarding the deployment of Hamas fighters, the Israeli army said. He was also responsible for finances in the Hamas politburo. Siraj was reportedly responsible for security issues in the Hamas politburo. Oudeh headed the Hamas internal security department.
Hamas, which not only consists of its armed Al-Qassam Brigades, but is also a party and operates a social network, won the 2006 parliamentary elections in the Gaza Strip against the moderate Fatah of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. After a brief war between supporters of both parties, Hamas consolidated its power in the Gaza Strip.
Israel's war aim in the Gaza Strip
Since the devastating terrorist attack by Hamas and other radical Islamic Palestinian militias on several Israeli towns on October 7 last year, which left around 1,200 Israelis dead and 250 kidnapped, Israel has been waging war against the Islamists in the Gaza Strip and wants to completely destroy them, as the government has repeatedly stated.
According to the Palestinian health authority, more than 41,700 people have already died in the course of the Gaza offensive. At least 60 people are also said to have been killed on Wednesday. Medical staff at the scene said that a school that was supposed to provide shelter for displaced families was among the buildings that were shelled.
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