The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that it had “eliminated” Marwan Issa, the number two in the armed wing of Hamas, in an attack in Gaza, AFP reported.

Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari to the press Photo: GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP / Profimedia

Marwan Issa, “one of the masterminds of the October 7 massacre,” was “destroyed in a strike we carried out two weeks ago,” Army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said at a press conference, confirming White’s report. House on March 18.

The head of the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement was “taken out as a result of a complex and precise air force strike based on information provided by the army and Shin Bet,” he added.

He was the highest representative of the Palestinian movement killed by the Israeli army in Gaza since the beginning of the war.

Late Tuesday night, Hamas politburo member Izzat al-Rishq said in a statement that he “doesn’t trust” Israel’s announcement of Marwan Issa’s death, but did not provide any evidence that the Hamas member was alive. Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced his death earlier at a press conference.