The Israeli army announced today, Thursday, that it had killed a prominent Hamas leader named Raed Thabet during a military operation at the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza.

According to the Israeli army spokesman, Avichay Adraee, Raed Thabet works as the head of the supplies and manpower department of the movement’s military wing.

He also said that he “previously worked as head of the Hamas production system, and was a knowledge center for the organization regarding supplies and armament.”

According to Adraee, Thabet is considered among the ten most prominent leaders in the military wing.

He was also close to Yahya Al-Sanwar, Muhammad Al-Deif and Marwan Issa.

While the Hamas movement has not yet commented on this announcement.

The third man in Hamas was killed

This development came two days after the Israeli army announced in a statement, on Tuesday, that it had killed Hamas leader Marwan Issa, in a raid carried out two weeks ago in Gaza.

An Israeli army spokesman described Marwan Issa as “figure No. 3 in Hamas,” claiming that he was among the planners of the October 7 attack launched by Hamas inside Israel.

The spokesman added that another Hamas leader was killed during this raid, namely Ghazi Abu Tamaa, considering that he was the commander of the Central Camps Brigade in Hamas, before he held the position of responsible for the movement’s combat means and procurement in all areas. Its systems.

While Hamas leader Izzat Al-Rishq said that Israel’s announcement of the assassination of Marwan Issa is an attempt to cover up Netanyahu’s crises, and the movement does not trust the Israeli narrative.

Issa is considered the third man on Israel's wanted list, along with Muhammad Deif, commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, and Yahya Al-Sinwar, head of the movement in Gaza.

It is noteworthy that Israel announced the targeting of Hamas leaders since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered intelligence agencies to develop plans for a list of assassinations, which included prominent names such as the commander of the military wing, Muhammad al-Deif, and the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, who are believed to have planned the October 7 attack. It is believed that they are officials No. 1 and 2 that Netanyahu previously referred to in his speeches.