Armed forces have identified Hamas members among attack dead

Dand according to Israel, Ammar Sharafi and Mohamed Nagar were identified by Israeli military authorities.

Sharafi was a platoon commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas' armed arm), but Israel did not assign any specific rank to Nagar, stating that he was part of the Al-Qassam brigades and preparing attacks against the Israeli troops.

“ After the elimination, Mohamed Nagar was presented as a journalist, omitting the connection to the military wing of the terrorist organization Hamas ", said the statement of the Israeli Armed Forces.

The Gaza Government has identified Nagar as a “journalist of Koran Radio”, a broadcaster dedicated to the transmission of recitations of the sacred book and Islamic programs, linked to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

According to the Hamas government, Israel killed “263 reporters” in Gaza since the start of the offensive in October 2023.

The New York-based Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) estimates the number at 189.

CPJ stated that Israeli forces continue to be responsible for most of the deaths of journalists and professionals since 2023.

To date, the Al-Qassam Brigades have not spoken about Nagar, whose identification by Israel as a member of the militia has taken place, as in most cases of dead reporters, without the presentation of evidence.

Nagar died in a missile bombing carried out by Israel in the Mawasi region of southern Gaza.

Sharafi was one of four people killed on Wednesday when the Israeli Army hit a vehicle on a street in the city of Gaza in the north of the enclave.

In response to Hamas' action against Israel on October 7, 2023 and making 1,200 dead, Israeli attacks in Gaza killed more than 74,000 people, according to the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian coastal territory.