{"id":19520,"date":"2025-06-29T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T09:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19520"},"modified":"2025-06-29T09:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T09:15:05","slug":"senior-hamas-commander-abu-omar-al-souri-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/29\/senior-hamas-commander-abu-omar-al-souri-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Hamas Commander \u201cAbu Omar al-Souri\u201d Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Sources within Hamas confirmed Saturday the death of senior Al-Qassam Brigades commander Hakam al-Issa, known by his nom de guerre Abu Omar al-Souri, in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1435\">The Israeli military earlier announced that, in coordination with the Shin Bet (Israel\u2019s internal security agency), it assassinated al-Issa in an aerial operation carried out Friday night. According to the army, al-Issa served as Head of Combat and Administrative Support in Hamas\u2019 military wing, and was classified as one of the last remaining senior leaders of the group still in Gaza since the war began on October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1860\">The Israeli statement noted that al-Issa was a member of Hamas&#8217; General Military Council, had previously led the establishment of the group&#8217;s military training center, and oversaw both defensive planning and offensive operations. He was also described as one of the key architects of the October 7 attack, which Israeli authorities claim resulted in the deaths of around 1,200 people in southern Israel.<\/p>\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=\"b678209a-f795-45e2-b654-098dfb19489c\" 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 class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"103\"><strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"103\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Abu Omar al-Souri: Architect of Hamas Military Training Killed in Gaza Strike<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aria-live=polite absolute\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"2122\">While Hamas has yet to issue an official statement, sources close to the group confirmed his death alongside his wife and grandson. Al-Issa was reportedly born in Syria, with family roots in the town of Burqa, near Nablus in the northern West Bank.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18752\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18752 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-9.jpg\" alt=\"Abu Omar al-Souri: Architect of Hamas Military Training Killed in Gaza Strike\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-9-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-9-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sources within Hamas confirmed Saturday the death of senior Al-Qassam Brigades commander Hakam al-Issa, known by his nom de guerre Abu Omar al-Sour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2383\">According to these sources, al-Issa entered Gaza in 2005 after traveling through several countries. He participated in military training before joining the Al-Qassam Brigades and rising through the ranks to become one of its most prominent commanders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2717\">Described by insiders as the &#8220;pioneer of military training in Gaza,&#8221; al-Issa is credited with helping establish military and intelligence institutions within Hamas and played a central role in training elite fighters. He also commanded operations on the ground during Hamas\u2019 October offensive, named \u201cAl-Aqsa Flood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"3014\">Following the October 7 attack, Israeli forces launched a wide-scale military campaign against Hamas in Gaza under the name \u201cOperation Iron Swords.\u201d According to Gaza medical sources, the war has killed over 56,000 Palestinians and caused catastrophic destruction to infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3171\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This ongoing war, now entering its ninth month, is seen as the longest and deadliest in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 1948.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Sources within Hamas confirmed Saturday the death of senior Al-Qassam Brigades commander Hakam al-Issa, known by his nom de guerre Abu Omar al-Souri, in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. 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