The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed on Wednesday morning that the new leader of Hamas’s military wing in the Gaza Strip, Mohammed Odeh, was eliminated in a strike on Gaza City on Tuesday night.

The Hamas terror group confirmed the elimination earlier Wednesday morning.

According to the joint statement, after months of intelligence monitoring, strikes were carried out on several buildings in Gaza City that served as Odeh’s hideouts, killing Odeh and his family members. In addition, another nearby apartment was struck, killing a Hamas terrorist who worked under Odeh and took part in the October 7 massacre.

Odeh was one of the last senior Hamas military commanders who took part in the planning and execution of the October 7 massacre and the subsequent battle against IDF troops.

According to a report from Gaza, Odeh was killed along with his wife, two sons, and daughter.

During the war, Odeh served as the head of Hamas’s intelligence headquarters and as a member of Hamas’s supreme military council. More recently, he served as the deputy head of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza until Izz ad-Din was eliminated by the IDF 10 days ago, after which he was appointed in his place.

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz issued a statement praising the IDF and the Shin Bet for the precise elimination, saying, “The fourth commander of Hamas’s military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza was eliminated yesterday and sent to meet his partners in the depths of hell. On behalf of the Prime Minister and myself, congratulations to the IDF and the Shin Bet on the brilliant execution.”

“We committed to eliminating everyone who led the October 7 massacre, and that is what we will do: all of them are marked for death wherever they are. We vowed that Hamas would not rule Gaza, civilly or militarily, and so it will be. The voluntary emigration plan from Gaza will also be implemented—everything at the right time and in the right way.”

Earlier, three Hamas sources in Gaza told the Saudi Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Odeh’s family members were the ones who identified his body. According to a source quoted by the newspaper, at least three missiles were fired from fighter jets at the building where Odeh was staying in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, causing major damage to the building and the surrounding area.

According to the report, 20 minutes after Odeh’s elimination, a helicopter carried out another strike on a second apartment hundreds of meters from the first one, leading to the injury of several people, including a Hamas intelligence commander who worked under Odeh and took part in the October 7 massacre.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)