Naeem held a number of roles in Hamas’s Gaza Metropolis brigade, and all through the conflict, was a senior operative in navy intelligence and was near Gaza Metropolis brigade commander Ezz al-Din Haddad.
Safety forces killed Hamas terrorist Hazem Awni Naeem, who held Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Naama Levy hostage, the IDF and Shin Wager (Israel Safety Company) confirmed on Tuesday.
Naeem was killed in a coordinated strike by the IDF and Shin Wager on August 28 within the Gaza Metropolis space, the navy stated.
Naeem held a number of roles in Hamas’s Gaza Metropolis brigade, and all through the conflict, was a senior operative in navy intelligence and was near Gaza Metropolis brigade commander Ezz al-Din Haddad.
The IDF and ISA eradicated the senior terrorist Hazem Awni Naeem within the Gaza Metropolis space. (credit score: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Studies from Naeem’s loss of life surfaced on Sunday, with the IDF confirming his loss of life on Monday by its official channels.
Damari reacted to the information of his loss of life with an Instagram submit the place she thanked Israel’s safety forces, who “by no means relaxation for a second on behalf of all of us,” and hoped that excellent news, together with the announcement of the return of the remaining 48 hostages, would come “earlier than anticipated.”
Earlier killing of different Damari terror captor
Mohammed Nasser Ali Qanita, one other Hamas terrorist who held Damari and the others captive, was confirmed killed by the IDF and Shin Wager in July, following a focused assault in mid-June.
Qanita was a member of Hamas’s navy intelligence’s al-Furqan Battalion. He infiltrated Israel on October 7 after which held Damari hostage in his house in the beginning of the conflict.
