"He realized he was in the crosshairs - and moved in hiding": How the Rafah Brigade commander of Hamas was eliminated | Exclusive

The IDF eliminated Nael Abu Ubeid, the commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade, following a prolonged surveillance operation by the Southern Command's command and control unit. The elimination was carried out via a drone strike in the southern Gaza Strip, based on precise intelligence. Abu Ubeid had aggressively led the brigade's rehabilitation and was involved in force building and terrorism against Israeli forces.

The IDF eliminated Nael Abu Ubeid, the commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade, in a drone strike in the southern Gaza Strip. The elimination was the result of prolonged intelligence work by the Southern Command's command and control unit, which tracked Abu Ubeid for months. The unit explained that once precise intelligence was obtained, the operation was executed at maximum speed. Abu Ubeid replaced his predecessor Muhammad Shabana in May of last year, who was eliminated in Khan Yunis alongside then-Hamas military wing chief Muhammad Sinwar. Intelligence researcher N. stated that Abu Ubeid led the rehabilitation of the Rafah Brigade in a hawkish and aggressive manner, engaging in force building, weapons expansion, and terrorism against forces. According to him, senior Hamas members understand they are in the crosshairs and move in hiding, and ultimately Abu Ubeid was eliminated while in hiding. The elimination adds to a series of targeted killings of senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad figures, making it difficult for the organization to maintain a command chain.

"He realized he was in the crosshairs - and moved in hiding": How the Rafah Brigade commander of Hamas was eliminated | Exclusive