JERUSALEM (VINnews) The Israel Defense Forces said they have eliminated Ahmad Hasan, a Hamas operative responsible for multiple attacks on IDF soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip.

Hasan, identified as head of the sniper unit in Hamas’ Beit Hanoun Battalion, was reportedly involved in planning several deadly assaults against Israeli troops. The IDF said he played a key role in an attack on July 7, 2025, that killed five soldiers — Sergeant First Class (res.) Benyamin Asulin, Staff Sergeant Noam Aharon Musgadian, Staff Sergeant Meir Shimon Amar, Sergeant Moshe Nissim Frech, and Staff Sergeant Moshe Shmuel Noll — and left two others severely injured.

He was also implicated in a series of attacks earlier in 2025, including an April 19 assault that killed Warrant Officer G’haleb Sliman Nasasra and severely injured three others, as well as an April 24 attack that killed Master Sergeant (res.) Asaf Cafri and injured two soldiers.

The IDF said the operation was in response to a “blatant violation” of a ceasefire agreement on Monday. “The IDF will continue to operate against any attempt by terror organizations in the Gaza Strip to carry out attacks against Israeli troops and the State of Israel,” the military said.

The northern Gaza Strip has been a flashpoint for repeated confrontations between Israeli forces and Hamas, with both sides blaming the other for escalating violence.