❌ HAMAS TERRORIST ELIMINATED AFTER USING JOURNALIST COVER: Yesterday, IDF troops in the Southern Command struck and eliminated Muhammad Samir Muhammad Washah, a key terrorist in Hamas’ rocket and weapons production headquarters who had been planning attacks against IDF soldiers operating in the area.
Throughout the war, Washah was involved in producing drones, rockets, and additional weaponry, and also took part in transferring weapons through the Gaza Strip.
As previously revealed by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Washah operated under the guise of an Al Jazeera journalist, exploiting that identity to advance terrorist activity against IDF forces and the State of Israel.
He contributed to Hamas’ force build-up efforts, was actively involved in planning attacks against IDF troops, and posed a concrete threat to forces in the area.
Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence.
🗣️ AL JAZEERA CONDEMNS IDF STRIKE, REJECTS TERROR ALLEGATIONS: Al Jazeera condemned the April 8 Israeli drone strike in Gaza that killed its correspondent Mohammed Wishah, calling it a deliberate attack on journalists and a violation of international law, while identifying him as a civilian reporter with Al Jazeera Mubasher; the network and affiliated Palestinian groups rejected Israeli claims that he was a Hamas operative involved in weapons and attack activities, describing the allegations as baseless and part of a pattern of post-strike justification, and framed the incident within a broader trend of journalist casualties in Gaza without addressing the specific evidence cited by Israel.
❌ ISLAMIC JIHAD TERRORIST INVOLVED IN OCTOBER 7 INFILTRATION ELIMINATED: Earlier this week, the IDF and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) struck and eliminated Abd al-Rahman Ammar Hassan Khudari, a terrorist in the Islamic Jihad terror organization who had planned a terror attack against IDF troops operating in northern Gaza.
Khudari also took part in the infiltration of Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre.
Alongside Khudari’s elimination, three additional terrorists affiliated with the Hamas terrorist organization were also struck.
❗️ IRAN-LINKED HACKER GROUP CLAIMS BREACH OF FORMER IDF CHIEF’S PHONE: The Iranian Intelligence Ministry-affiliated Handala hacker group says it hacked the phone of former IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and released photos and videos.
Among the leaked materials are images from a secret visit to Jordan, where Halevi, dressed in civilian clothing, was presented with a dagger from a Jordanian soldier killed in 1967.
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