Israel kills Hamas’ Faiq al-Mabhouh as US confirms Marwan Issa’s death
US national security advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed that Hamas' number three, Marwan Issa, was killed last week while Israel took out another high-ranking Hamas security official.
Hamas said on Monday that Israel killed one of its senior officials in Gaza while later in the day a US official confirmed the death of the deputy head of the group’s military wing, Marwan Issa.
Hamas said that Faiq al-Mabhouh, the director of central operations for police in Gaza, was killed by Israeli forces at the Al-Shifa hospital. He was working to secure the arrival of aid to Gaza at the time of his death, according to a Hamas statement published by the affiliated Palestinian Information Center.
Faiq Mabhouh, the Hamas commander killed by IDF troops at Shifa Hospital this morning, is the brother of Mahmoud Mabhouh, who was allegedly assassinated by the Mossad in Dubai in 2010. https://t.co/khWUiz7vRS pic.twitter.com/sleehko3jQ
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 18, 2024
The Hamas-affiliated Shehab News Agency reported that Mabhouh refused to surrender and clashed with Israeli forces before he was killed.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a post on X earlier that it “eliminated” Mabhouh, saying he was hiding in a compound at the Al-Shifa hospital. The IDF described Mabhouh as head of the operation directorate for Hamas’ internal security and said he “operated and advanced terrorist activity” from the compound.
