IDF Eliminates Senior Hamas Supply Commander in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike in the Sabra area of Gaza City on Monday, eliminating Omar Muhammad Rushdi Sarag, a commander in Hamas's Gaza City supply and maintenance battalion. According to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Sarag was responsible for managing the supply of weapons to Hamas operatives in Gaza.

The precise operation, guided by intelligence, also targeted another Hamas operative. Both individuals were identified as posing an immediate threat to IDF forces operating in the area, leading to the decision for their aerial elimination.

Intelligence revealed that the eliminated operatives had recently advanced terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians, systematically working to restore Hamas's capabilities. Their activities included repeated violations of the agreed-upon ceasefire.

Southern Command clarified that the strike was a clear operational objective to neutralize a direct and tangible threat. Security officials stated, "The terrorists posed an immediate threat to IDF forces and to the citizens of Israel. Their ongoing activity and systematic ceasefire violations made them high-priority targets for elimination."

This assassination follows a series of targeted operations by the IDF against Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks. Last week, the IDF eliminated Hazem Musa and Razek Abu Shahma, senior Nukhba operatives involved in the October 7th massacre at Re'im camp, with one serving as the bodyguard for Yahya Sinwar. Additionally, in the northern Gaza Strip, Anni Abd al-Hi Fakhri Mazlum, a Nukhba platoon commander, and Hassan Zidan Hassan Diry, a central sniper in Hamas's military wing, were killed for advancing terror plots and systematically violating the ceasefire.

IDF forces in the Southern Command are deployed in the area according to agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat to soldiers and Israeli civilians.