Israel succeeded in beheading and eliminated the commander of the Hamas air forces, Issam Abu Rukhba.
On 28 October, according to the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel's General Directorate of National Security received accurate information from informants in Gaza City. The exact hiding place of Issam Abu Rukba, the commander of the Hamas air forces, in an underground bomb shelter in Gaza was obtained, and the target bearing was transmitted to the Israeli Air Force, which then fired a ground-penetrating bomb at the target. Killed Issam Abu Rukhba on the spot.
According to Hamas insiders, he directed the infiltration of 1,500 Hamas militants into Israel on a powered paraglider on October 7. He was the commander of Hamas's operations in Israel that day.
He manages the air force within Hamas. Hamas does not have fixed-wing aircraft. There are only drone arrays, suspended powered paragliders, and other air defense systems.
His parents were also killed by Israeli bombing many years ago, and 80% of the entire Hamas fighters had their parents and family members killed by Israel, so they only want to avenge their loved ones and don't care about their own life or death.
Just days before the Hamas attack, Israel attacked Palestinian universities, killing several professors, and according to people familiar with the matter, this was the trigger for Hamas's attack on Israel. Even if Israel kills all the Hamas leaders, the rest are still not afraid of death and will continue to do so.
