Hamas number three Marwan Issa was killed in an Israeli military operation
Kyiv • UNN
The third most important leader of Hamas' militant wing, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli military operation last week.
The Israeli military last week eliminated one of the leaders of the militant wing of the group Hamas Marwan Issa. The information was confirmed by Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden at a press briefing, reports UNN.
The third man in the Hamas hierarchy, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli operation last week. The rest of the top leaders are probably hiding deep in Hamas' network of tunnels, but justice will catch up with them as well
Before Monday's press conference, U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone for the first time since February 15 - the conversation focused on the situation in the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip and humanitarian aid to the local population.
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The U.S. wants to prevent an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reported that Biden asked Netanyahu to send a team of military, intelligence and humanitarian aid officials to Washington in the coming days to discuss possible alternatives. Netanyahu agreed to send such a team.
