Musa Shaldan was the deputy commander of the Hamas Zeitoun Battalion in Gaza City. (Photo: IDF)

The Israeli military and security agency Shin Bet have announced that a senior Hamas commander, who was regularly seen in the hostage release videos , has been killed in a recent airstrike. Musa Shaldan, the deputy commander of the Hamas Zeitoun Battalion in Gaza City, was killed in a strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force last week.

Who is Musa Shaldan?

According to Shin Bet and the IDF, as a company commander of the Zeitoun Battalion, Shaldan was also involved in the October 7 terrorist attack carried out by Hamas. In the past, he served as the battalion’s intelligence officer as well as deputy company commander.

During the war, Shaldan was responsible for the release of hostages fr

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