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IDF and Shin Bet Eliminate Gaza Terror Leader in Khan Yunis

The IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated Ramadan Muhammad Ashhada Diab, the head of the Popular Resistance Committees terror organization in Khan Younis, in a targeted airstrike on Tuesday.

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What happened

01The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated Ramadan Muhammad Ashhada Diab, the head of the Popular Resistance Committees terror group in Khan Younis, in an airstrike on Tuesday.
02The targeted airstrike took place shortly after 1:00 PM in the Qarara area, north of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
03Israeli security forces stated that Diab was promoting terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians while working to rebuild Hamas's capabilities.
04The Popular Resistance Committees terror organization is linked to Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
05Operatives from the Popular Resistance Committees participated in the October 7th massacre, murdering and abducting civilians and soldiers.
06The Popular Resistance Committees previously cooperated with Hamas in the 2006 kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

The strike occurred shortly after 1:00 PM in the Qarara area, north of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. According to a joint statement from the IDF and Shin Bet, Diab had been actively promoting terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians, and was working to rehabilitate the capabilities of the Hamas terror organization.

The Popular Resistance Committees, founded in 2000, was previously affiliated with Fatah and is currently linked to Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The group cooperated with Hamas in the 2006 abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and its operatives participated in the October 7th massacre, murdering and abducting civilians and soldiers.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 20:53

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