IDF profile of Rawhi Mushtaha, the former head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Published October 3, 2024
Mushtaha established Hamas’s General Security Mechanism along with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the IDF reported.
“Mushtaha, alongside Yahya Sinwar, established Hamas’s General Security Mechanism,” the military stated. They served a prison sentence together in an Israeli jail. Mushtaha was considered to be the most senior figure in the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip and, during the war, maintained civil control of the Hamas regime while simultaneously engaging in terrorist activity against Israel. Mushtaha was Sinwar’s right-hand man and one of his closest associates.”
The IDF also noted that Mushtaha had been one of Hamas’s most senior operatives and was a key decision-maker in how the terror organization deployed its fighters and assets.
Sameh al-Siraj, who held the security portfolio on Hamas’s political bureau and Labor Committee, and Sami Oudeh, the commander of Hamas’s General Security Mechanism, were killed alongside Mushtaha, the military reported.
Hamas reportedly attempted to conceal eliminations to preserve moral
According to the IDF, the three senior Hamas operatives were killed in an airstrike around three months ago, but the Gazan terror organization refrained from making an announcement on the matter at the time to prevent morale loss among its fighters.
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SOURCE: www.m.jpost.com
RELATED: Rawhi Mushtaha, Hamas govt head in Gaza, ‘eliminated’ in airstrike: Israeli military
Israeli soldiers stand guard at the entry to the tunnel where the bodies of six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas were recovered by Israeli forces earlier this month.(REUTERS)
Published October 3, 2024
The Israeli military announced it had killed three senior Hamas officials in an airstrike that targeted them in Gaza three months ago.
The Israeli military announced Thursday that it had “eliminated” Rawhi Mushtaha, the head of the Hamas government in Gaza, along with two senior security officials, during airstrikes carried out three months ago.
According to an Israeli military statement, the strike targeted an underground compound in northern Gaza, which served as a command and control centre.
Mushtaha and commanders Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Oudeh were reportedly taking refuge there when the strike hit.
“Mushtaha was one of Hamas’ most senior operatives and had a direct impact on decisions relating to Hamas’ force deployment,” said the military in a statement.
Sameh al-Siraj held the security portfolio for Hamas’s political bureau.
Mushtaha was described as a close associate of Yahya Sinwar, the top Hamas leader, who is believed to have helped mastermind the October 7 attack on Israel that sparked the ongoing war. Sinwar is thought to be alive and in hiding within Gaza.
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SOURCE: www.hindustantimes.com
