Israel’s Army Contradicts Itself: Claims Mahmoud Hamdan Was Killed with Sinwar After Previously Declaring His Death
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Hamas has exposed another scandal involving the Israeli army, revealing that their earlier claims regarding the death of Mahmoud Hamdan, commander of the Tal Al-Sultan Battalion of Al-Qassam Brigades, were not only premature but also misleading. Contrary to the Israeli assertions that Hamdan was killed in September, he was actually engaged in combat alongside Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, during a fierce clash on October 17 in Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah. The Israeli army itself announced his death today, contradicting itself.
On October 18, Hamas officially mourned Mahmoud Hamdan, known as “Abu Yusuf,” declaring him a martyr who fought valiantly against Israeli forces. The resistance movement asserted that Hamdan was killed in the same confrontation as Sinwar, contradicting the Israel’s earlier claims of having killed him months earlier. This revelation raises serious questions about the credibility of the Israeli intelligence and their repeated announcements regarding Hamas leadership eliminations.
Repeated Lies and Their Consequences
Last September, the spokesperson for the Israeli army in Arabic, Avichai Adraee, published: “#Breaking: The elimination of the command chain of the “Tal Al-Sultan” Battalion: Forces from Division 162 and the General Security Service (Shin Bet) eliminated the battalion commander and three other company commanders.”
He claimed that during a joint operation by the Israeli army and the Shin Bet, soldiers from Brigade 401 detected several resistance fighters cells using drones, and the forces directed aerial strikes from the Air Force to eliminate them.
“During the raid, the commander of the “Tal Al-Sultan” Battalion, Mahmoud Hamdan, and three other company commanders from the battalion were killed”, he alleged, adding that through this raid and other raids, the command chain of “Tal Al-Sultan” Battalion, as well as dozens of other fighters affiliated with the battalion, were killed.
The Israeli false narrative regarding Hamdan’s death raises serious concerns about the integrity of the military’s claims and operations. This incident is not an isolated case; it reflects a troubling trend of misinformation that Israel continues to spread. The repeated instances of misleading announcements suggest a desperate attempt by the Israeli army to maintain an image of success.
