Gaza, July 25 (UNI) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it had eliminated the head of the counterintelligence directorate of the Palestinian movement Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip.
“Earlier this week (Wednesday), the IDF struck and eliminated in the northern Gaza Strip the terrorist Amjad Muhammad Hassan Shaer, head of the Counterintelligence Directorate in Hamas’ General Security Apparatus,” the IDF said in a statement.
Shaer was responsible for the security of senior members of the movement both within the Gaza Strip and outside of it, the IDF said.
On October 7, 2023, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. Hamas fighters also infiltrated border areas and took hostages. Israeli authorities say that about 1,200 people were killed during the raid.
Israel retaliated by launching Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip and announced a complete blockade of the enclave. The hostilities, which were interrupted by brief ceasefires, have claimed the lives of over 59,000 Palestinians.
