Israel: We killed Muhammad al-Ajlah, commander Hamas’ Shejaiya Battalion

Admin I Tuesday, April 15, 2025

 

GAZA, Palestine – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF has confirmed killing
Muhammad al-Ajlah, commander of the Shejaiya Battalion.

In a statement, the IDF said he was eliminated on Sunday in a strike in the Shejaiya area.

IDF said he succeeded Haitham Rizq Abd al-Karim Sheikh Khalil as commander of Hamas’ Shejaiya battalion.

“Throughout the war, the terrorist al-‘Ajlah served as the commander of a combat support company in the Shejaiya battalion.

“He was responsible for arming the battalion’s terrorists with weapons used to carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops.

“Al-‘Ajlah was the fifth commander of Hamas’ Shejaiya battalion to be eliminated since the beginning of the war, and the third since the start of the renewed operations in Gaza.

“Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including issuing advanced warnings to civilians, precise munitions, and aerial surveillance”, the IDF said adding that IDF and ISA will continue to operate against terrorists of the Hamas terrorist organization.