IDF killed Hamas commander overnight, spokesman says

[Donkees]

From CNN's Chloe Liu

An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told CNN that it had killed another Hamas commander, Billal al-Qedra, who allegedly led the attacks on the Nirim kibbutz near the Israeli border.

"This just goes to exemplify that we have the intelligence in order to take out Hamas' leadership ... all the way down to the terrorists that breached, penetrated and butchered our babies in their bedrooms. So, the operation is ongoing," Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said.

The Israeli Air Force also put out a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday about the commander's death, claiming IDF and Israel Securities Authority (ISA) "killed the Nukhba commander of the forces in southern Khan Yunis, who was responsible for the Kibbutz Nirim massacre."

Hamas has not yet commented.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-news-hamas-war-10-15-23/index.html

[COL Mustard]

1. Good.

Now kill the others.

[Celerity]

2. good to hear one of the fuckers is dead

[atreides1]

3. Okay

So, Israeli intelligence is working again? Too bad it wasn't working when it mattered!!!

[Beastly Boy]

8. This is precious.

Too bad for Israel that Hamas slaughtered over 1000 of its civilians.

[onenote]

18. So Israel is to blame for being attacked?

What's your take on women who wear short skirts and are sexually assaulted?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

4. Great news! n/t

[Fresh Water Falling]

5. Good

That's who they should be killing! K&R.

[Igel]

17. Nobody said that the Billal guy was alone when he bit it.

He might have been killed with 35 or 100 others.

The assumption is that Israel's targeting civilians. But you'd get a lot of civilian deaths just targeting high-value military targets placed in and around civilians.

They should be killing the foot soldiers and the planners, the funders and the logistics folk in Hamas. If only slightly iffy whether to target the biggest cheerleaders and supporters, but if they're collateral damage, there's utter indifference. I regret the loss of all human life--this Billal fellow's life included--but at some point you make a choice with bad consequences and you own the consequences.

[progree]

6. "Billal al-Qedra" - reminds me of "Don't Mess With Bill". Looks like the IDF did anyway, despite

the warning.

An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told CNN that it had killed another Hamas commander, Billal al-Qedra, who allegedly led the attacks on the Nirim kibbutz near the Israeli border.

[Raine]

7. Good 👍 nt

[orangecrush]

9. GOOD

Carry on, IDF

[COL Mustard]

10. When Bibi said that they're walking dead men

He wasn’t kidding. After the Munich Olympic massacre, Shin Bet spent years hunting down the perpetrators. You can bet that they’ll do it again. Fifteen or twenty years from now, Hamas fighters will still be having unexplainable accidents.

[prodigitalson]

13. they will hunt them until they kill them...no doubt

I think Hamas thought they be in the catbird's seat right now starting their negotiations to use the hostages to free terrorists in Israeli prisons.

I think they and their attack was too successful for their own good

[Alexander Of Assyria]

14. How many tiny dead baby shields in the killing? Wont say..shields don't work, or warnings...

Both sides lie for our consumption…tiny shields die without remorse…

[PhylliPretzel]

15. The IDF didn't bomb the innocent civilians of Munich after harboring terrorists among them.

If Shin Bet is as competent as they claim, why harm the innocent civilians of Gaza? Revenge and ethnic cleansing/genocide.

[COL Mustard]

16. Because Hamas forces the civilian population

Into being human shields. They’re barbaric. The IDF doesn’t want to kill civilians, but Hamas doesn’t leave them a choice.

[Igel]

19. Accessibility.

And the Munich terrorists didn't attack with thousands of missiles, either and there was no central cluster of them.

Read that an Israeli prime minister once said they'd outcrazy their enemies. The enemy ups the level of crazy, you have to outcrazy them to not appear foolish and weak.

When snarky, I call this a "culturally responsive practice."

Problem is with a lot of them, though, is that what's acceptable inside a group is often enough unacceptable across a group boundary.

[former9thward]

20. No one in Munich harbored the terrorists.

There were 8 of them and 5 were killed at the airport. The other 3 were arrested. The leadership were in many countries in Europe and most were hunted down by the Israelis and killed.

[Lovie777]

11. One thing Israeli's will do..........................

track down anyone who caused the latest attacks no matter how long it takes.

[COL Mustard]

21. Fifty years from now, if any Hamas leadership are still alive....

They'll still have a target. Shin Bet don't forget.

[Joinfortmill]

12. Good.

[SYFROYH]

22. No complaints from me

[WarGamer]

23. Evidence that the IDF can target and kill an individual without taking out an entire city block.