IDF Eliminates Hamas Sniper Linked to Al-Shifa Hospital Director

The IDF announced that it successfully eliminated Majed Abu Salmiya, a Hamas operative and sniper, in an airstrike on his family home in Gaza City's al-Shati refugee camp. The military confirmed that he was the brother of Mohammed Abu Salmiya, the director of Al-Shifa Hospital, a fact that highlights the close ties between Hamas's military and civilian infrastructure.

According to the IDF, Majed Abu Salmiya was a member of Hamas's military wing and was actively preparing to carry out an imminent terror attack against Israeli troops in the Gaza City area. The airstrike was conducted using precise munitions and aerial surveillance, which the IDF stated were part of measures taken to mitigate harm to civilians as much as possible.

The elimination of Majed Abu Salmiya brings renewed attention to his brother, the Al-Shifa Hospital director. Mohammed Abu Salmiya was previously detained in Israel during the war on suspicion of allowing Hamas to use the hospital as a command center. He was later released, a decision that was widely criticized in Israel and attributed to a "technical error" by the Shin Bet security service.

The targeting of Majed Abu Salmiya underscores Israel's strategy of pursuing Hamas military operatives, even those with familial ties to prominent figures in civilian life.