Published December 10, 2023
Israel Defense Forces announced on social media Sunday night that they had “eliminated” Emad Krikae, commander of Hamas’ Shejaiya Battalion, in an operation with the Israeli Air Force and the Israel Security Agency (also known as Shin Bet).
After the elimination of the previous commander of Hamas’ Shejaiya Battalion Krikae assumed the position. Previously, he was Deputy Commander of Hamas’ Shejaiya Battalion and responsible for anti-tank missile training in the Gaza City Brigade.
Krikae hadn’t been on the job long, as had had recently replaced the previous commander, who had been killed earlier in the conflict:
Military sources noted that since 2019, Emad Krikae held the position of deputy commander of the Shejaiya battalion within Hamas. Previously, he was responsible for the preparation of anti-tank rockets in the Gaza brigade.
Krikae also participated in firing anti-tank rockets and terrorist raids carried out on Israeli territory.
According to Israel National News, “precise IDF and ISA intelligence” helped the IAF target Kirkae in an airstrike in Gaza.
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SOURCE: www.restate.com
RELATED: Netanyahu: Surrender of ‘dozens’ of Hamas terrorists a sign of ‘the beginning of the end’
An apparent Hamas member with his hands up turns in an assault rifle after surrendering to troops in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya, on December 9, 2023. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Published December 10, 2023
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered to Israeli forces in recent days, which he says shows the failure of Hamas and its fight against Israel.
“In the past few days, dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered before our forces. They put down their weapons and turn themselves over to our brave fighters,” Netanyahu says in a video statement.
“It will take more time, the war is still in full force, but this is the beginning of the end of Hamas,” he adds. “I say to the terrorists of Hamas: It’s over. Don’t die for [Yahya] Sinwar. Surrender — now.”
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SOURCE: www.timesofIsrael.com
RELATED: Nearly 300 killed in Gaza in 24 hours as Hamas, Netanyahu trade threats
Israeli raids intensify, with Hamas warning no captives would leave Gaza alive unless demands met and Israeli PM asking the group to surrender.
Published December 10, 2023
Fierce fighting has killed nearly 300 Palestinians in the past 24 hours in Gaza as the Palestinian armed group Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged threats.
Israeli raids continued across the besieged territory on Sunday, including in northern Gaza where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened by air strikes and where ground troops that have been operating for more than six weeks continue to face heavy resistance from Hamas fighters.
Gaza’s health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told Al Jazeera in a telephone interview that 297 people were killed and more than 550 wounded in the past 24 hours in Gaza, bringing the death toll since the start of the war on October 7 to more than 18,000 – the majority of them women and children.
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SOURCE: www.aljazeera.com
