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A Hamas terrorist filmed drinking cola from an Israeli family’s refrigerator after killing the father and wounding two children during the October 7 assault on Israeli border communities has himself been killed in an aerial attack on a Hamas compound near Gaza City, the Israeli military said Tuesday.
USA Today reports that the attack came as hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets amid demonstrations and strikes aimed at pressuring the government to negotiate freedom for hostages held by Hamas-led terrorists, and as Hamas issued a warning that attempts to rescue hostages could result in more of them being killed.
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The Israel Defence Forces said its fighter jets targeted the compound near the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City, killing eight terrorists including Ahmed Fozi Wadia, a commander in a Hamas commando battalion and a member of a paragliding unit. The IDF said Wadia commanded the battalion that raided Israel’s Netiv HaAsara settlement on Oct. 7, adding he “commanded the slaughter” of the community.
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In a video of the attack on the family home of Gil Taasa, which was screened for journalists, diplomats and lawmakers around the world by Israeli officials, Taasa is seen running to a shelter with his two boys when a grenade is thrown in. Taasa jumps on the grenade and is killed, and his sons wounded. The terrorist, now identified by the military as Wadia, is then seen standing over the wounded boys and drinking cola from their fridge. The children were later evacuated to safety.
The IDF said aircraft struck the Hamas compound in Gaza City on Saturday. It said the compound that was hit was near the Al-Ahli hospital but the the hospital itself was not hit.
With additional reporting from The Associated Press.
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