TEL AVIV, March 20. /TASS/. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported eliminating the head of Hamas' General Security Forces and two more radicals in the Gaza Strip.
"The IDF and ISA struck and eliminated the terrorist Rashid Jahjuh, head of Hamas' General Security Forces. Rashid Jahjuh replaced Sami Oudeh, who was eliminated in July 2024," the IDF press service said in a statement. "Additionally, the terrorist Ayman Atsalih, head of the Khan Yunis sector within Hamas' General Security Forces, was also eliminated."
The statement also says that "in an additional strike, the IDF and ISA eliminated Ismail Abd al-Aal, a central terrorist in the Islamic Jihad's Weapons Smuggling Unit."
"In his role, he led most of the Islamic Jihad's weapons smuggling operations in recent years," the IDF said.
Hamas’ General Security Forces, which was led by Rashid Jahjuh, "is a covert central unit within Hamas," the IDF said. Among other responsibilities, the unit is in charge of "exposing ‘collaborators,’ safeguarding Hamas senior members and assets within Gaza and abroad, and suppressing opposition to Hamas' rule."
"The IDF and ISA will continue to operate against the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip," the Israeli military said.