“We have checked all the intelligence… Marwan Issa was killed in the attack we carried out about two weeks ago,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement.
Marwan Issa (circled) is the most senior military leader of Hamas to be destroyed by Israel since the beginning of this conflict. Photo: Times of Israel
Issa is at the top of Israel's most wanted list along with Mohammed Deif - head of the military wing of Hamas's Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades and Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar - who is believed to be the killer. masterminded the October 7 attack on Israel.
Earlier this week, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also said that Marwan Issa - deputy commander of Hamas's military wing in Gaza - died after an Israeli military airstrike more than a week ago. .
Marwan Issa, nicknamed “The Shadow Man” for his ability to elude enemy surveillance, became the highest-ranking Hamas leader killed in Gaza since the fighting began. Israeli officials described the results as a breakthrough in their campaign to destroy the Hamas leadership in Gaza.
According to Israeli intelligence, Marwan Issa has risen to the third position of Hamas in Gaza. The leader, born in 3, and two other top leaders formed a secret military council of three to plan the October 1965 attack on Israeli territory.
Issa is also said to have directed military operations from Gaza's tunnels after Israel launched a ground attack on the strip.
Mai Anh (according to Reuters)
