Jerusalem, July 26 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it had killed a Hamas counter-intelligence commander in a strike in the northern Gaza Strip.
Amjad Muhammad Hassan Shaer, head of the counter-intelligence directorate in Hamas’ General Security Apparatus, was killed on Wednesday, the IDF said in a statement.
According to the Israeli army, the directorate is responsible for thwarting espionage and securing senior Hamas officials.
The statement added that over the past day, in cooperation with ground forces, the Israeli Air Force struck dozens of military targets in the Gaza Strip.
Palestine’s official news agency WAFA reported that Israeli warplanes struck a school sheltering displaced civilians in the Gaza City on Friday, killing at least five Palestinians and wounding dozens of others.
