The chief of Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service was summoned for an unusual 4 a.m. briefing that day – 2.5 hours before the attack began – on new intelligence information but this did not warrant mobilization, Tzachi Hanegbi told reporters.
Hamas’ armed wing had originally said on Saturday that nine captives including four foreigners, were killed due to Israeli air strikes in Gaza over the past 24 hours.
A statement from Al Qassam Brigades on its Telegram channel said the captives were killed “because of the Zionist bombardment on the areas they were staying in.”
Murad largely took part in directing terrorists in the murderous attack last Saturday.
Murad’s death came as the IDF attacked Hamas’s operational headquarters in the region.
