Omar Ahmed Abu Qassem, the officer in charge of the Qassam Brigades sniper unit of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, was killed in an airstrike in the central part of the besieged Gaza Strip. This is what the Israeli army has claimed.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported this information in a report on Thursday (July 16).
According to the army, he actively participated in various attacks on Israeli troops in Gaza during the ongoing war.
Meanwhile, at least 12 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes in the past two days, despite a ceasefire that came into effect from October 2025.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 1,123 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire took effect.
Attack on Gaza Gaza Israel Kills Hamas.
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