IDF, Shin Bet eliminate 2 senior Hamas members in Gaza

Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari announced Thursday that two senior members of Hamas’ intelligence unit in the Gaza Strip have been “eliminated.” 

In a joint statement, the IDF and Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency identified the individuals as Abdel Aziz Rantisi and Ahmed Aiush. 

“Rantisi had been responsible for field intelligence in the Gaza Strip and participated in the planning of the October 7th massacre,” the statement read. 

“He was eliminated in an attack on Hamas’s central intelligence command center along with Ahmed Aiush, a terrorist operative from Hamas’ Carrara Battalion observation unit,” it continued. 

“This command center was responsible for compiling field intelligence from across the Gaza Strip and served as a significant strategic hub for Hamas to direct combat activities, supporting attacks on IDF soldiers,” the statement added.