Al-Qassam Brigades - Wikipedia
According to Israeli authorities Hamdan was in charge of rocket attacks against Beersheba and Ofakim, while Hilo was reportedly behind Hamas' special forces in Khan Yunis. [121] On 15 January 2009, the Israeli Air Force bombed a house in Jabaliya, killing a prominent Brigades commander named Mohammed Watfa.
Nukhba forces - Wikipedia
The Nukhba forces (Arabic: قوات النخبة, romanized: Quwwāt an-Nukhba), Nukhba Force [1] or just (Al-)Nukhba (Arabic: النخبة, lit. 'the elite'; Hebrew: הנוח׳בה, romanized: HaNukhba) is the special forces unit of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. [2]
What is Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades?
Oct 26, 2023 · Hamas, the Palestinian resistance group, has been governing the Gaza Strip since 2007. Its military wing, the Qassam Brigades, carried out attacks inside Israel on October 7, killing more...
Gaza: 9 of Israel's Special Forces Units That Could Be Battling Hamas …
Oct 29, 2023 · Israel has sent elite troops into Gaza as its ground invasion of the territory ramps up. Herzi Halevi, chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces, said its "best soldiers" were in...
Israel-Hamas War: All You Need to Know About Hamas' Special …
Oct 13, 2023 · Hamas' elite 'Nukhba force' is believed to have led the October 7 incursion into southern Israel and carried out the first wave of the massacre. The members of the specialist unit, which derived its name from 'Al-Nukhba' which means 'elite' in Arabic, is selected by senior Hamas leadership.
Israel-Hamas war: Israeli special forces enter Gaza’s besieged …
Feb 16, 2024 · Israeli special forces entered the main hospital in southern Gaza, the country’s military said today, raiding a site where thousands of Palestinians had sought shelter.
Hamas deployed specialised units to attack Israel, says source
Oct 9, 2023 · Palestinian Islamist group Hamas deployed a force of about 1,000 fighters to stage the most devastating attack on Israel in decades, organising them into specialised units, a source close to the...
5 Hamas special unit members surrender to IDF in Khan Yunis
Jan 4, 2024 · The IDF reported detaining five members of the Nukhba Force, the naval commandos in a special forces unit of Hamas. The terrorists are said to have surrendered as the IDF troops destroyed the...
Israel sets its sights on destroying Nukhba, the mysterious Hamas ...
Oct 12, 2023 · Israel has targeted bases used by Hamas’ commando force Nukhba, which it says led the incursion into southern Israel and carried out the first wave of the massacre. Nukhba, which means elite,...
Hamas says it repelled Israeli rescue attempt in Gaza, hostage …
Dec 8, 2023 · The armed wing of Hamas said on Friday it had repelled an attempted hostage rescue by Israeli special forces in the Gaza Strip, inflicting several military casualties, and that a captive also...