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March 14, 2024

Israel Just Tried to Kill One of Hamas’s Most Important Leaders. Here’s Why It Matters

Who was Marwan Issa?

Yesterday, an Israeli drone killed a senior Hamas operative near the Lebanese city of Tyre. The IDF attempted an even more consequential targeted killing on Sunday, with an aerial strike on an underground complex in the central Gazan city of Nuseirat. The target was Marwan Issa, Hamas’s number-three within the Gaza Strip, after the leader Yahya Sinwar and the military chief Mohammed Deif. Both Israeli and Hamas officials say they are still investigating whether Issa survived. Yoav Limor explains why it matters:

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