{"id":17641,"date":"2025-05-19T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17641"},"modified":"2025-05-19T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:00:54","slug":"israeli-special-forces-assassinate-resistance-commander-ahmad-sarhan-in-khan-younis-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/19\/israeli-special-forces-assassinate-resistance-commander-ahmad-sarhan-in-khan-younis-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Special Forces Assassinate Resistance Commander Ahmad Sarhan in Khan Younis Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The Palestinian Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades announced on Monday the martyrdom of their Special Operations Commander, Ahmad Kamel Sarhan, following a raid by an Israeli special forces unit in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The incursion was accompanied by heavy Israeli bombardment and artillery fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"1263\">In a statement on Telegram, the Brigades said Sarhan heroically engaged the Israeli unit that attempted to arrest him at his home, confirming the operation\u2019s failure. They declared that the assassination of resistance leaders would only strengthen their resolve to continue fighting until the end of Israeli occupation, calling the attack a \u201cdesperate attempt to subjugate the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4277b3d3-13af-4130-b000-1c949949e0c0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"103\">Conflicting Reports Follow Israeli Raid That Killed Resistance Leader in Khan Younis<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">According to Anadolu Agency, security sources and eyewitnesses reported that an Israeli special forces unit infiltrated western Khan Younis early Monday and shot Sarhan dead. The sources confirmed that Israeli troops also detained his wife and children following the killing.<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u0634\u0646 \u0637\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0623\u062d\u0632\u0645\u0629 \u0646\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u062d\u064a\u0637 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0633\u0637 \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u062e\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0648\u0646\u0633 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CcpGh4nGeD\">pic.twitter.com\/CcpGh4nGeD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0644\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0631 (@paldf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paldf\/status\/1924316341550346320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Security officials and witnesses noted that the Israeli unit left behind a camouflaged box resembling displaced persons\u2019 luggage before withdrawing. The exact method of infiltration remains unknown. Medical sources confirmed Sarhan\u2019s body was transferred to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Local radio station Al-Aqsa, affiliated with Hamas, reported that Israeli forces entered multiple streets in Khan Younis and executed a Palestinian. As of 7:50 GMT, the Israeli army had not acknowledged the operation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In his first comment on the raid, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated vaguely in a video on Telegram: \u201cOur soldiers are doing a great job there, including this morning\u2014I can\u2019t go into details.\u201d He added that Israel \u201cwill take control of all areas in the Strip.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Conflicting Israeli reports followed: news site Walla cited a senior Israeli official confirming the special operation, while public broadcaster Kan denied any such mission took place. The army later issued a general statement noting that it is \u201cat the peak of the Gideon\u2019s Chariots operation\u201d across Gaza, without specifically addressing the Khan Younis incident.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17598\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli ground offensive Gaza\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli war crimes in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"2714\" data-end=\"3033\">Mass Casualties from Israeli Strikes on Khan Younis<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2714\" data-end=\"3033\">The raid coincided with intense Israeli airstrikes, including so-called \u201cfire belts\u201d launched by warplanes, along with artillery and helicopter fire that killed at least 15 Palestinians and wounded dozens more, according to medical sources cited by Anadolu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3035\" data-end=\"3213\">Palestinian media described the situation as terrifying, with nearly 30 air raids targeting Khan Younis, including direct hits near and inside the Nasser Medical Complex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The Palestinian Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades announced on Monday the martyrdom of their Special Operations Commander, Ahmad Kamel Sarhan, following a raid by an Israeli special forces unit in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The incursion was accompanied by heavy Israeli bombardment and artillery fire. In a statement on Telegram, the Brigades said &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[5496,5495,116,903],"class_list":["post-17641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ahmad-kamel-sarhan","tag-al-nasser-salah-al-din-brigades","tag-israeli-occupation","tag-israeli-war-on-gaza"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Israeli Special Forces Assassinate Resistance Commander Ahmad Sarhan in Khan Younis Raid - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ahmad Sarhan, a senior commander in the Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades.. killed during a failed Israeli special forces raid in Khan Younis\" \/>\n<meta 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