“Turned off” with fighter jet
Israel reports killing of Hamas air force chief
October 28, 2023, 8:05 a.m
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According to Israeli sources, Asem Abu Rakaba played a key role in planning Hamas’ major attack on October 7th. The terrorist takes care of drones, paragliders and aerial reconnaissance and defense. Until the Israeli military deliberately eliminated him.
Israel says it has killed the person responsible for air defense for the Islamist organization Hamas and co-planner of the terrorist attack on October 7th. Based on intelligence information, a fighter jet “knocked out” Asem Abu Rakaba, the military said on Telegram. Accordingly, Abu Rakaba took care of drones, paragliders and aerial reconnaissance and defense for Hamas. The Israeli army released a video showing the explosion of a building from the air.
According to Israeli sources, Abu Rakaba helped plan the bloody attack on October 7th in the border area between Israel and the Gaza Strip, in which more than 1,400 people died and the attackers kidnapped more than 200 others as hostages. It was said that he was responsible for drone attacks and coordinated the fighters who advanced into Israeli territory with paragliders.
Since then, Israel says it has repeatedly killed high-ranking Hamas terrorists. According to media reports, those killed included Jamila al-Shanti, the first woman in the Politburo, the terrorist organization’s highest decision-making body. The lecturer with a doctorate at the University of Gaza was the founder of the women’s organization of the radical Islamic Hamas and the widow of the Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi.
Israel has been massively bombing targets in the Gaza Strip since the attack by Hamas, which the EU and the USA classify as a terrorist organization. The military also mobilized around 300,000 reservists and gathered forces near the Gaza Strip for a possible ground offensive. On the night of December 1, Israel again attacked additional targets in Gaza.