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IDF and Shin Bet Use IAF Aircraft to Eliminate Hamas Commander in Beit Hanoun, No Civilian Casualties

Jun 20, 2024, 11:38 AM

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA), also known as Shin Bet, conducted a targeted airstrike using an Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft that eliminated Hamas terrorist Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka. The operation took place in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza and was based on precise intelligence from the IDF and Shin Bet. Alsauarka was a squad commander in the Nukhba Forces and was involved in infiltrating and carrying out attacks on Israeli communities, including leading one of the squads during the October 7 massacres. Notably, the airstrike resulted in no civilian casualties.