{"id":6019,"date":"2024-02-02T20:39:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=6019"},"modified":"2024-02-02T20:42:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:42:00","slug":"unraveling-the-mystery-of-identifying-and-targeting-a-shaldag-special-forces-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/02\/02\/unraveling-the-mystery-of-identifying-and-targeting-a-shaldag-special-forces-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Unraveling the Mystery of Identifying and Targeting a Shaldag Special Forces Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Bloggers have claimed that the officer Yitzhar Hofman from the Shaldag Special Forces unit in the Israeli army, who was announced dead last Wednesday, was killed by a Palestinian sniper west of Gaza City. This was shown in a video released by the Qassam Brigades on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-jzxoc-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-jzxoc-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"96d49e37-9dd1-460d-9b89-f6e934a07f09\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, broadcast scenes of battles fought by its fighters against the Israeli occupation army west of Gaza City, showing the moment of sniping an Israeli officer and his killing, while two soldiers accompanying him in the same location managed to escape the targeting.<\/p>\n<p>Activists confirmed that the soldier sniped by the Qassam Brigades&#8217; rifle is Officer Yitzhar Hofman from the Shaldag Special Forces unit, whose death was announced by the army.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udcf7<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f<\/a> \u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u0642\u0646\u0635 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u0646\u0627\u0635<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0626\u0628_\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0633\u0627\u0645<\/a> \u0636\u0627\u0628\u0637\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u062c\u064a\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644\u064a \u063a\u0631\u0628 \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> \u0648\u0647\u0631\u0648\u0628 \u062c\u0646\u062f\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0639\u0647 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0625\u0635\u0627\u0628\u062a\u0647 \u0648\u0645\u0642\u062a\u0644\u0647. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sWTHq2tys2\">pic.twitter.com\/sWTHq2tys2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1753105153128009760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Twitter users questioned how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/21\/al-qassam-brigades-unveil-ghoul-sniper-rifle-in-gaza-combat-footage\/\">sniper<\/a> knew the officer&#8217;s rank and chose him among two others who were with him at the time of the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Shaldag is an elite unit of the Israeli Air Force, also known as Unit 5101.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Yitzhar Hofman was injured in the early days of the war with a gunshot wound to his leg. When he reached the hospital, he requested to return to combat, according to Israeli accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0626\u062f \u064a\u062a\u0633\u0647\u0627\u0631 \u0647\u0648\u0641\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0641\u0635\u064a\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0634\u064a\u0644\u062f\u0627\u063a &#8221; \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0645\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0648\u062a\u062f\u0631\u064a\u0628\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644\u064a &#8221;<br \/>\n\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0639\u0631\u0641\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0646\u0627\u0635 \u0648\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062b\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062e\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u061f\u061f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rv1zOnpNzg\">pic.twitter.com\/rv1zOnpNzg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0645\u0648\u0634\u0649 \u064a\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0631 \u05d9\u05d0\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05e9\u05d4 (@mosha3324) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mosha3324\/status\/1753132356842463255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yitzhar Hofman, who was supposed to receive an honor certificate at a ceremony next week, was killed by the resistance in Gaza, according to Israeli journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli bloggers also mentioned that Officer Hofman supervised the Israeli army&#8217;s control of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e0\u05d4\u05e8\u05d2 \u05e8\u05e1\u05f4\u05df \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05f3 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d4\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05e4\u05de\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d3\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05d3\u05d2.<\/p>\n<p>\u05d9\u05e6\u05d4\u05e8 \u05db\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e1\u05d5\u05db\u05dd \u05dc\u05de\u05e6\u05d8\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e1\u05d9\u05e1\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d1\u05d7\u05f4\u05d0 30 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05ea\u05e2\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d8\u05e7\u05e1 \u05d1\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e2 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d0&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u05d9\u05e6\u05d4\u05e8 \u05d4\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05e9 \u05de\u05d0\u05d5\u05d3 \u05de\u05d4\u05de\u05e2\u05de\u05d3, \u05e6\u05d5\u05e8\u05e3 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e6\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d5\u05d5\u05d0\u05d8\u05e1\u05e4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05d8\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d0\u05e3 \u05d4\u05e6\u05d8\u05dc\u05dd \u05dc\u05e1\u05e8\u05d8\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05d8\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d2\u05dc \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc.<br \/>\n\u05d6\u05d5 \u05ea\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05de\u05d4\u05e1\u05e8\u05d8, \u05d5\u05d4\u05ea\u05e2\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05e9\u05db\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d7\u05ea\u05de\u05d4\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHY6Pou0iY\">pic.twitter.com\/eHY6Pou0iY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d2\u05dc (@YinonMagal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YinonMagal\/status\/1752768047784284448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 2\/2\/2024, the Qassam Brigades announced their success in targeting 15 Zionist soldiers from point-blank range in the Passport area west of Gaza City.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6023\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6023 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/the-officer-of-the-Shaldag-Special-Forces-unit.jpg\" alt=\"Yitzhar Hofman\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/the-officer-of-the-Shaldag-Special-Forces-unit.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/the-officer-of-the-Shaldag-Special-Forces-unit-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/the-officer-of-the-Shaldag-Special-Forces-unit-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/the-officer-of-the-Shaldag-Special-Forces-unit-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yitzhar Hofman was injured at the beginning of the war, but he returned to the fighting in Gaza.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the 119th day of the war, Palestinian resistance factions announced that they inflicted casualties, killed and wounded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/01\/07\/caught-in-the-crossfire-israeli-officer-captured-in-gaza-battles\/\">Israeli<\/a> soldiers amid intense clashes in Khan Yunis and Gaza City. Meanwhile, the occupation army continued its heavy shelling of residential areas, resulting in new casualties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full pt-2 md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent md:w-[calc(100%-.5rem)]\">\n<form class=\"stretch mx-2 flex flex-row gap-3 last:mb-2 md:mx-4 md:last:mb-6 lg:mx-auto lg:max-w-2xl xl:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"relative flex h-full flex-1 items-stretch md:flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Bloggers have claimed that the officer Yitzhar Hofman from the Shaldag Special Forces unit in the Israeli army, who was announced dead last Wednesday, was killed by a Palestinian sniper west of Gaza City. This was shown in a video released by the Qassam Brigades on Thursday. 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