Israeli Army Claims to Have Killed a Hamas Commander in Recent Attacks

On Saturday, the Israeli army announced that Israeli fighter jets killed a Hamas commander involved in last week's terrorist attacks during an assault on a militant operational base yesterday. According to the Israeli army, the killed commander was 'Murad Abumarad,' who was the head of Hamas's 'air system' in Gaza City and was responsible for directing terrorists during last Saturday's massacre. Previously, the Israeli army had stated that since the beginning of the Gaza war, approximately 230 Hamas commanders and militants have been arrested in the West Bank. These arrests followed the terrorist operation 'Storm of Al-Aqsa' carried out by Hamas militants, which resulted in the deaths of 1,300 Israelis. Following this, Israel declared a 'state of war,' and today marks the eighth day of this conflict. Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip continue, with Palestinian sources claiming that over 1,900 have been killed and 7,696 injured during this period. Meanwhile, while a draft resolution by Russia in the UN Security Council calls for a 'humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza and the delivery of aid to those in need, Israel is preparing for a large-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. Accordingly, early on Friday, the Israeli army urged Gaza residents to evacuate their homes and move south. In announcements distributed by the army via aircraft in residential areas, it was stated that they should evacuate their homes 'for their personal safety.' The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation also reported that the United States has asked Israel to postpone the ground invasion of Gaza until a humanitarian corridor for refugees is opened. In this context, NBC News reported on Friday that it had obtained classified documents indicating that Hamas had detailed plans to target elementary schools and a youth center in Israel, kill as many people as possible, take hostages, and quickly transfer them to Gaza. U.S. President Joe Biden, in a televised speech on Tuesday, referred to Hamas's severe violence against civilians, stating that Hamas is 'bloodthirsty' and worse than ISIS. He mentioned that Hamas has killed civilians, including women and children, and even wiped out hundreds attending a 'peace music festival' near Gaza in southern Israel. Navid Toubian: Israeli public opinion demands revenge and the elimination of Hamas. Israel states that many Palestinian civilians are moving south. Ahead of Israel's ground invasion of Gaza, Josep Borrell stated that a one-day evacuation of northern Gaza is 'completely impossible.' The disclosure of classified documents shows that Hamas deliberately targeted elementary schools and a youth center. The deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas has put the normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia into a coma.