IDF Eliminates Hamas Northern Gaza Brigade Commander Who Previously Survived Assassination Attempt
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the elimination of Az al-Din al-Bik, also known as Abu Hamza, the commander of Hamas's Northern Gaza Strip Brigade. Al-Bik was killed in an airstrike on his home in the Nuseirat neighborhood of Gaza City early Tuesday morning. He was a senior Hamas official who had previously survived an assassination attempt.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the strike in a joint statement, noting that al-Bik was involved in planning terror attacks against Israeli forces and recruiting operatives for the organization. This marks the third Hamas brigade commander to be eliminated in recent weeks, following the deaths of the commanders of the Khan Yunis and Rafah brigades.
Netanyahu and Katz praised the efforts of the IDF and the Shin Bet security agency in targeting Hamas leadership. They reiterated Israel's commitment to dismantling Hamas, stating, "We will continue to hunt down and pursue all the terrorists of the organization, from its commanders to its last operative, wherever they hide, until there is no Hamas in Gaza."
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