ALBAWABA - Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, announced on Sunday that the commander of its northern brigade, Ahmed Al-Ghandour, and three other senior leaders had been killed during Israel's offensive against the Islamist movement.
In a statement released earlier today, Al-Qassam said Ghandour was a member of its military council. The statement listed three other leaders who had been killed, including Ayman Siyyam, who Israeli media reports said was head of the Brigades' rocket-firing units, Wael Rajab and Raafat Salman.
The statement did not specify when the commanders were killed. "We pledge to Allah we will continue their path and that their blood will be a light for the mujahedeen and a fire for the occupiers."
In 2017, the United States listed Ghandour on an economic sanctions blacklist as a "specially designated global terrorist". The State Department described him as a former member of Hamas' Shura council and member of its political bureau, AFP reported.
The US State Department said that Ghandour has been involved in many terrorist operations, including a 2006 attack on an Israeli military outpost at the Kerem Shalom border crossing which left two Israeli soldiers dead and four wounded.
Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip and captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
