Key Takeaways
- The Israeli army killed a Hamas commander in Syria responsible for rocket attacks against Israel.
- The killing came amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- The Israeli military holds Syria responsible for all activity emanating from its territory.
Jerusalem: The Israeli military announced that it assassinated a Hamas commander in Syria on Monday, saying the Hamas official was in charge of rocket attacks against Israel.
“The Israeli army eliminated Hassan Akasha in Beit Jann town in southern Syria. He was a key figure responsible for Hamas’ rocket launches from Syrian territory toward Israel in recent weeks,” the military spokesman Daniel Hagari told a press conference.
The army said in a separate statement that it “will not allow terrorism from Syrian territory and hold Syria responsible for all activity emanating from its territory.”
The killing came amid the ongoing deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas, which takes place mainly in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
Earlier on Monday, Israel reportedly killed Wissam Hassan Tawil, a senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces, in Lebanon. Israel did not comment on the incident.
