ONE of Hamas’ final high-ranking terror bosses has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
Izz al-Din Kassab was killed along with another Hamas official named Ayman Ayesh in an Israeli strike on their car in Khan Younis.
Izz al-Din Kassab was killed by the IDF
IDFThe Palestinian group confirmed the death of Kassab[/caption]
IDFThe IDF killed him in an airstrike on a car[/caption]
IDFThe car was wiped out[/caption]
Kassab was responsible for coordinating with other groups in the Gaza Strip.
Footage shared by the IDF showed the car driving along a dusty road before it was hit by a missile and blew up.
The IDF said that spy group Shin Bet had provided the intelligence to for the strike.
The IDF said: “Kassab was a significant source of power and, by virtue of his role, was responsible for the organization’s strategic and military relations with other factions in the Gaza Strip.
“He held the authority to direct the execution of terror attacks against the State of Israel.”
It comes after Hamas’ boss and the mastermind behind the horrific October 7 massacre Yahya Sinwar was killed.
The IDF released footage of Sinwar’s final moments, hunched over and wounded inside a bombed building in Gaza.
They also released images of Sinwar dead, with a bullet hole in his head.
Fearing his own death, Sinwar left the secret handwritten notes for Hamas fighters with directions about what to do with the remaining hostages.
The three-page dossier, published by the Palestinian paper Al-Quds, is claimed to be his final “wills” and “directives.”
Scribbled over the pages are instructions that ask Hamas captors guarding the hostages to “take care of the lives of enemy prisoners and secure them”, dubbing them “bargaining chips” to be used during peace talks.
The IDf said Shin Bet provided intelligence for the strike
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