The Israeli occupation army, in cooperation with the Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet), announced today, Thursday, the implementation of a military operation targeting a group of senior officials in the General Security Apparatus of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. The joint statement clarified that the operation was carried out through coordinated air and naval raids targeting a site in the northern part of the Strip last night, which led to the killing of a number of influential security leaders.
According to Israeli claims, the raid resulted in the assassination of Hassan Rabah Hassan Labad, who holds the position of Deputy Head of the General Security Apparatus in the movement. The occupation army described Labad as playing a central and pivotal role in decision-making processes within the security apparatus, considering his elimination a blow to the organizational structure of the movement in Gaza.
The list of targets in the raid also included Assem Amin Shalash Shabir, Abdullah Atta Younis Abu Kouloub, and Muhammad Nouman Zaki Abu Maraq. Occupation sources claimed that these officials were influential elements in shaping security decisions and were working to rehabilitate the movement's military and security capabilities recently to confront Israeli forces.
The occupation statement indicated that the targeted General Security Apparatus undertakes sensitive tasks, including securing the senior leaders of the Hamas movement and organizing communication and coordination channels among them. The statement also claimed that the apparatus is responsible for collecting intelligence information about the movements of the occupation army, which helps the political and military leadership of the movement in making its field decisions.
On the ground, medical and local sources reported the martyrdom of 11 Palestinians and the injury of dozens of others, including women and children, as a result of simultaneous Israeli raids that targeted several areas since dawn today. The attacks focused on four residential apartments in different areas of Gaza City, causing widespread destruction of property and a state of panic among civilians.
In a horrific massacre on Al-Mukhabarat Street in northwestern Gaza City, five members of one family were martyred after a direct shelling targeted their residential apartment. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the martyrs were a couple and their three children, while rescue teams were able to pull out a lone girl who remained alive and was transferred to the hospital for treatment of her injuries.
The raids did not stop there, as the occupation aircraft targeted an apartment in the 'Al-Israa 1' building in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood in the southern part of the city, resulting in the martyrdom of a couple and the injury of others with varying degrees of injuries. Sources stated that one of the injured is in very serious condition, while the raid caused extensive damage to buildings adjacent to the targeted site.
In Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, a Palestinian citizen was martyred and dozens were injured as a result of a raid targeting a house belonging to the Muhanna family in a densely populated area. Local sources reported that the shelling caused a huge fire that spread to neighboring houses, increasing the number of injuries and suffocation cases among residents in the area.
The shelling also hit the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the northern part of the city, where a Palestinian was martyred and others were injured after an apartment in the 'Al-Ghoul' building was targeted. The raid caused a fire in the building, while civil defense teams rushed to control the flames and prevent their spread, amidst great difficulties resulting from the continuous intensive flight of warplanes.
In the southern part of the Strip, Nasser Medical Complex announced the arrival of a number of injured people as a result of shelling carried out by an Israeli drone in the center of Khan Younis city. These field developments come amidst continued escalating tension, despite previous ceasefire agreements, as the Hamas movement has not issued any immediate official comment on the assassination claims.
According to the latest updates from the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the death toll since the start of the ceasefire agreement on October 10, 2025, has risen to 947 martyrs and 2935 injured. These figures reflect the extent of continuous violations and military operations that have not stopped despite international efforts to establish calm in the afflicted Strip.
This new wave of escalation further exacerbates the suffering of the residents in the Gaza Strip, who are facing the repercussions of the ongoing war of extermination since October 2023. Local sources confirm that the recent raids directly targeted populated civilian areas, which increases the human cost of losses among Palestinian families.
From the air and from the sea, the army and the Shin Bet eliminated senior officials of the General Security Apparatus of the Hamas organization in the Gaza Strip.
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Assassinations in Gaza: Occupation Targets Security Leaders and Martyrs in Separate Raids