Admin I Tuesday, December 11, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF says it has eliminated Fehmi Salmi, Head of Hamas Paragliding Unit that led the October 7th,2023 attack on Israel.
In a statement, Spokesman of the IDF, Rear Admiral, Daniel Hagari said the IAF, with the precise direction of the Intelligence Directorate and the ISA, struck and eliminated Fehmi Salmi, a Nukhba Company Commander in Hamas’ Zeitoun Battalion.
The IDF said he was operating at the time of the strike from inside a structure that previously served as the Al-Falah school.
“On October 7th, Fehmi Salmi led the attack on the IDF ‘Paga’ outpost on the Gazan border in southern Israel with his platoon, during which 14 IDF soldiers were killed”, he said, adding that during the war, Salmi led numerous attacks against IDF troops.
“In an additional strike, an IAF aircraft struck and eliminated the terrorist Salah Dahham, the head of Hamas’ Paragliding Unit, in the area of Jabaliya. On October 7th, Salah Dahham led Hamas’ aerial infiltration into communities in southern Israel, a key part of Hamas’ murderous attacks on civilians.
“The IDF and ISA will continue to operate against all terrorists who took part in the October 7th Massacre”, he said.