Israel Defense Forces execute another Hamas commander

2023-10-15 10:03:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Israel Defense Forces execute another Hamas commander

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A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces has announced that another Hamas commander, Billal al-Qadra, who allegedly led the attacks on Kibbutz Nirim near the Israeli border, has been killed.

"It just shows that we have the intelligence to take out the leadership of Hamas and the terrorists who trampled, penetrated and slaughtered our babies in their bedrooms. So the operation is ongoing," Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said.

The Israeli Air Force also released a statement on X on Sunday about the commander's death, claiming that the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Authority (ISA) killed the Nukhba commander of the forces in southern Khan Yunis, who was responsible for the massacres. of Kibbutz Nirim.

Military forces continue to urge civilians to evacuate southern Gaza, Lerner said, to enable the Israeli military to target Hamas.

Hamas has prevented people from moving and blocked some of the roads.

In preparation for the next phase of the conflict, Lerner said the Defense Forces have recruited several hundred thousand soldiers and reservists, with many of them in southern Israel and on the border with Gaza.

"The IDF is targeting Hamas institutions because they have subjugated the entire government system to build support, finance, guide and execute their terrorist activities. So, effectively, what we are doing is dismantling the entire system at the beginning Lerner said.

Lerner said he hopes the war between Israel and Hamas does not become a larger regional conflict, but he said he recognizes that hope is not enough to stop it.