Overview
- The IDF identified the target as Ahmad Hasan, described as head of Hamas’s Beit Hanoun sniper unit in northern Gaza.
- Military statements attribute at least seven Israeli soldier deaths to Hasan, including four from the Netzach Yehuda battalion.
- According to the IDF, he directed a July 7, 2025 ambush that killed five soldiers and seriously wounded two others.
- The military also links him to April 19 and April 24, 2025 attacks that killed Warrant Officer G’haleb Sliman Nasasra and Master Sgt. (res.) Asaf Cafri.
- The IDF said it will continue operations against Gaza-based groups to prevent further attacks.