Israel eliminates Wadia, commander Hamas’ Paraglider unit

Admin I Tuesday, September 03, 2024

 

GAZA, Palestine – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF says it has eliminated Ahmed Fozi Nazer Muhammad Wadia, the Commander of the Nukhba Company in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion.

In a statement, the IDF Spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari identified him as a member of the Hamas Paragliding Unit.

“The IDF and ISA eliminated the commander of the Nukhba Company who commanded the massacre in the Netiv HaAsara community on October 7th”, he said, adding that he was eliminated with eight members of Hamas in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion.

According to him, Wadia drank cola inside the Taasa family home in view of Gil Taasa’s children, who had survived after their father was killed in  the October 7th attack.

He said other members eliminated were responsible for several combat specialties in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion, including engineering, sniping, and anti-tank operations, and was responsible for supplying the explosives used to blow up the security fence in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion’s area during the October 7th Massacre.

“The precise strike on the compound where the terrorists were operating was located near the Al-Ahli Hospital compound in Gaza City.

“No strike was conducted inside the Al-Ahli Hospital premises.

“Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence”, he added.