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What the reporting established
Iran's air defense activated in Tehran to counter 'hostile threats,' Mehr news agency reports The Israeli army stated Wednesday that it killed a Hamas operative in the southern Gaza Strip who took part in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nirim and the abduction of three Israeli soldiers. as documented by the military, Hussam al-Shafie, a member of Hamas' Eastern Khan Yunis Battalion, was killed in a strike on Tuesday.
Hamami was one of the most senior officers killed during the massacre and was the highest-ranking officer whose remains were abducted by terrorists. military states it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran.
Hamami was the head of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade. Ahimas and Drodski were soldiers serving under his command.
The strike on the terrorist was conducted following intelligence gathering and at the direction of the 143rd Gaza Division. The three soldiers all fell in battle defending the kibbutz from the massacre.
Kiril Brodski’s remains, taking them into Gaza. Shafie was a member of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades’ Eastern Khan Yunis Battalion.
The IDF on Tuesday killed a Hamas terrorist responsible for taking the remains of three IDF soldiers hostage into the Gaza Strip during the October 7 massacre, the military confirmed on Wednesday. The terrorist was identified as Hussam al-Shafie, who infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim and abducted the remains of Col.
Hussam al-Shafie infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim and abducted Col. Kiril Drodski's remains, taking them into the Gaza Strip.
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