IDF troops kill top Hamas battalion cmdr., over 40 terrorists in Rafah tunnels
The IDF said that troops killed over 40 Hamas terrorists who were in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under Israeli control.
The IDF said on Thursday that it killed the commander of Hamas’s Eastern Rafah Battalion, along with his deputy and inner circle in a Sunday strike.
In a Thursday release, the IDF stated that Israeli troops killed Muhammad Jawad Muhammad al-Bawab, commander of Hamas’ Eastern Rafah Battalion, who helped execute the October 7 Massacre and attacked IDF troops in Gaza through the course of the Israel-Hamas War. Three additional terrorists, including al-Bawab’s deputy, died alongside him.
IDF kills over 40 Hamas terrorists
The group was struck by Israeli troops as they exited a terror tunnel in Rafah.
The IDF also said that its forces killed over 40 Hamas terrorists who were in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under Israeli control.
Around 200 terrorists had been trapped in the tunnels for months, according to Israeli and US officials, although some have since emerged and been killed in clashes with Israeli forces or have surrendered, Israeli media has reported.
