IDF Operation: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed to have achieved an important success as part of the ongoing campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Army and internal security agency Shin Bet (ISA) have killed Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, the head of Hamas’s operating cell, in a joint operation. According to Israel, al-Habil was the same terrorist who was involved in the murder of IDF surveillance soldier Corporal Noah Marciano.

The IDF says that this action was taken after the ceasefire violation by Hamas. According to the army, al-Habil was one of the key conspirators of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. During the same attack, Noah Marciano was abducted from the Nahal Oz military post and was later confirmed dead, sparking outrage across Israel.

Two Hamas commanders killed

According to the Israeli military, on February 4, an airstrike was carried out in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, in which al-Habil was killed and Ali Raziana of Islamic Jihad was also killed. Raziana was the main commander of Islamic Jihad in the Northern Gaza Brigade. According to the IDF, al-Habil came on the army’s radar when an Israeli reserve officer was fired upon, seriously wounding him.

The Israeli Army has confirmed this action on social media and said that this operation has provided justice to Noah Marciano’s family. It was also said that those who commit violence against civilians and soldiers will not be spared at any cost.

Who was Noah Marciano?

The IDF claims that al-Habil played a role in the murder of Noah Marciano while he was imprisoned in Gaza’s Shifa hospital. According to Noah’s family, a doctor allegedly took his life by injecting air into his veins. Noa Marciano was a 19-year-old IDF observer and one of several women abducted during the October 7 attack. Although other captured women were later brought back alive, Noa could not return alive.