US EditionIsrael Says it Killed Hamas Spokesman Abu Obeida in Gaza Strike
- Israeli forces struck Gaza City suburbs overnight on August 31, 2025, killing at least 18 people amid air and ground attacks as homes were destroyed and families displaced.
- The strikes occurred while Prime Minister Netanyahu's security cabinet prepared to review plans for seizing Gaza City amid warnings that the offensive endangers hostages held by Hamas.
- Around half of Gaza's more than two million residents shelter in Gaza City, where overcrowding and severe shortages complicate evacuations despite thousands fleeing to central and southern areas.
- Gaza health officials report over 63,000 deaths mostly among civilians in the military campaign that has devastated the enclave, while Netanyahu coordinates with the White House on a comprehensive war and hostage deal.
- Military escalation, intensified protests in Israel demanding an end to war and hostage release, and planned diplomatic discussions indicate continued conflict pressures amid consideration of ceasefire options.
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The man behind the mask: How Israel silenced Hamas' notorious voice of terror
Minister of Defense Israel Katz affirmed on Sunday that the spokesman for Hamas's military wing, Abu Obeida, was eliminated in a strike in Gaza City on Friday. "The Hamas terror spokesman Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza, and sent to meet all the eliminated members of the axis of evil from Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen at the bottom of hell," Katz wrote in his message, which he published on the social network X. "Congratulations to the IDF and…
Hamas does not confirm for the moment, but Israel claims to have killed the spokesman of the armed wing of the Islamist movement, Abu Obeida, in a strike on Saturday 30 August in Gaza City. The Palestinian movement confirms a strike on a residential building and evokes civilian victims, "mostly women and children", without comment on the fate of Abu Obeida.
The long-time Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida has always been muttered at appearances and video messages. He is considered one of the most famous representatives of the terrorist organization.
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