Eliminated key Hamas intelligence figures, says Israeli Army ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 10:40 IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 12 (ANI): The Israeli army on Wednesday said it has eliminated key intelligence figures of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, including the head of the Hamas military intelligence security department and his deputy. Our fighter jets. neutralized key figures of Hamas intelligence: Hassan Kaogi, head of the Hamas military intelligence security department and his deputy Wail Issa, head of the military intelligence counterespionage department, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) tweeted.
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