The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had killed a Hamas naval police commander and two other operatives in a strike in central Gaza over the weekend.
In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) identified the commander as Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shatout, who headed Hamas’s naval police in central Gaza.
They said Shatout had recently been involved in advancing attacks against Israeli troops. The military said he and the two other Hamas members “were travelling in a vehicle while armed with weapons and as such, posed a threat to IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip”.
The naval police of Hamas operated under the group’s military wing and was responsible for planning and directing attacks against Israeli forces and Israeli territory, the IDF added.
- The Israeli military killed Hamas naval police commander Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shatout and two other operatives in a strike in central Gaza.
- Shatout headed Hamas's naval police in central Gaza and was involved in planning attacks on Israeli troops.
- The three Hamas members were armed and traveling in a vehicle when targeted, posing a threat to IDF forces.
- Hamas's naval police operate under the military wing and are responsible for attacks against Israeli forces and territory.
- The IDF and Israel Security Agency jointly confirmed the operation and the identities of the deceased operatives.
