An Israeli airstrike killed Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida during a major Gaza City offensive. Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the death and praised the IDF and Shin Bet for the operation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel struck the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades spokesman and noted there was no immediate Hamas clarification. Abu Obeida follows other senior Hamas figures killed in earlier strikes, including Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh. A global hunger monitor declared parts of Gaza in famine, and an aid flotilla led by activists including Greta Thunberg plans to depart from Spain to Gaza. The events occurred on August 30–31, 2025.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Abu Obeida is the latest prominent Hamas figure to be killed by Israel, whose military earlier killed Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh. Meanwhile, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and many others are expected to embark on an aid flotilla to Gaza that will first disembark from Spain.
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed Sunday that Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in an Israeli airstrike. "Congratulations to the IDF and Shin Bet for the flawless execution," Katz wrote on X, referring to the Israeli military and Israel's internal security and counterintelligence service. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had conducted a strike on Abu Obeida, the spokesman for the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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