Israel minister says spokesman for Hamas armed wing killed
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Hamas' armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida had been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza.
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- Published Date: 05:06 | 31 August 2025
Israel's defence minister said on Sunday that the army had killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the armed wing of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, a day after a strike that targeted him.
"Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza," Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X.
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had confirmed that Abu Obeida had been targeted in Saturday's strike, but stopped short of confirming his death.
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