July 15, 2024 | Generation Jihad

Two top Hamas commanders walk into a Gaza villa…

(…and don’t walk out.) Amidst the chaos of this weekend’s assassination attempt against President Trump, the Israel Defense Forces took advantage of Hamas being on the ropes in Gaza by conducting an operation targeting two of the remaining top brass: top Hamas commander Mohammed Dief and Rafa’a Salameh, Hamas brigade commander in Khan Younis.

Bill and Joe unpack the strike and discuss a lesser-known terror group inside Gaza (is it the ‘Popular Resistance Committee’ or ‘The Committee for Popular Resistance’?), and the issue of battlefield longevity with which Israel seems to be grappling.

IDF soldiers operate in Shejaiya in northern Gaza. (IDF photo)

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Israel Israel at War Military and Political Power U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy