Hamas mourns armed wing commander in Jenin

Palestine

Published: 2024-08-30 15:35

Last Updated: 2024-08-30 16:01


Al-Qassam Brigades commander in Jenin Wissam Ayman Khazem.
Al-Qassam Brigades commander in Jenin Wissam Ayman Khazem.

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), mourned today its military commander in the Jenin Refugee Camp in the West Bank, amid the ongoing large-scale “Israeli” incursion.

The commander Wissam Ayman Khazem “ascended to martyrdom following an airstrike that targeted him after an engagement with uncover Israeli forces east of Jenin” – according to Hamas’ statement on their official Telegram channel.

It also mourned Mohammad Tawfiq Awfi, from Tulkarm Refugee Camp, following an “Israeli” airstrike on the camp.

Several other fighters were also declared dead following the airstrikes – per the statement.