The Israel Defense Forces announced the killing of Ravhi Mushtaha, who was considered the de facto prime minister of the Gaza Strip. Mushtaha was killed in an Israeli airstrike three months ago, along with other Hamas officials, Sameh al-Siraj, who held the post of security minister in the Politburo, and himself. Odehom, the head of the "general security mechanism" of Hamas, writes The Times of Israel. The IDF claims that Mushtaha was the right-hand man and one of the closest associates of Hamas leader Yahya Sinvar. He is called the highest-ranking member of the Hamas politburo in the Gaza Strip, one of the organization's leading operatives . In addition, Mushtaha led the civil administration in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Israeli military, Hamas operatives were hiding in a tunnel in the northern sector. The military describes the tunnel as a "fortified and equipped underground structure" that "served as a command and control center for Hamas and allowed senior operatives to stay inside it for a long time." Hamas did not confirm this. the death of high-ranking officials. The Israel Defense Forces claims that Hamas is hiding its losses in order to prevent morale from falling.
