The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Wednesday that a senior Hamas military official who took hostages at a hospital and was later killed has been eliminated.
The Israel Defense Forces claimed in a tweet that Hamas commander Ahmed Ghoul was killed in an airstrike. (Related: Report: 6 military drones found by Israeli border police among UNRWA donations)
“Hamas Battalion Commander Ahmed Gul has detained CPL Noah Marciano”l [a translated Hebrew acronym for “of blessed memory”] She was held hostage by Hamas at Shifa Hospital in Gaza before being killed.Yesterday, the Ghouls were eliminated by joint IDF and ISA fighters. [Shin Bet] Activities,” the IDF tweeted.
Hamas battalion commander Ahmed Ghoul held CPL Noa Marciano Zulu hostage before he was killed by Hamas at Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
Yesterday, Ghoul was eliminated by aircraft in a joint IDF and ISA operation. pic.twitter.com/teYFrAkWs0
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 15, 2024
Ahmed Ghoul was personally involved in the Oct. 7 massacre of communities in southern Israel and entered Israel that day before returning to the Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Post reported. report. Ghouls have been eliminated in Gaza City, the paper noted.
Gaza resident Ahmad Ghoul was involved in the October 7 massacre in a town in southern Israel, and after returning to the Gaza Strip, he took Marciano hostage inside Shifa Hospital, where he was killed.#Israel | #hamas https://t.co/QpaxQWwCKW
— Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) February 15, 2024
Al Shifa Hospital is the largest medical facility in the Gaza Strip, and Hamas has been accused by the Israel Defense Forces of operating a command and control center in the basement of the hospital complex, The New York Times reported. report. A review of classified Israeli intelligence documents by the outlet revealed that Hamas built and maintained a tunnel complex at least 700 feet long, with weapons stored on the premises and equipped with water, electricity and air conditioning. It suggests that.
The Israel Defense Forces released videos and photos of inappropriate items, including rifles and explosives, found during a hospital entry in November 2023. The Israel Defense Forces announced at the time that they had found the corporal's body. Marciano is in a building adjacent to the hospital.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Helzi Halevi said on November 17 that Hamas's “military establishment” in the northern Gaza Strip had been largely dismantled, according to the Jerusalem Post. Similarly, Israeli Defense Minister Job Galant said the “intensive phase” of IDF operations in northern Gaza ended in January. according to In the Times of Israel. Since then, the main thrust of Israel's military operations has been in southern Gaza. For example, heavy fighting has broken out in the city of Khan Younis, and the IDF has announced that Hamas leadership has retreated into an underground tunnel system.
