Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

The Fervent Hunt for Hamas’ Most Mysterious Kingpin<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Twitter/Getty</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/israeli-defense-forces-spokesman-says-most-of-southern-gaza-will-suffer-same-fate-as-north">Israel </a>claimed in recent days that it has identified the man behind Abu Obaida, the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/robbed-silenced-and-betrayed-why-gazans-turned-away-from-hamas">Hamas </a>spokesperson who appears in public announcements with his face shrouded, touting horrific acts of violence and updates on <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/israels-assault-on-gaza-is-making-hamas-more-popular">Hamas’ position in the war.</a></p> <p>Abu Obaida usually appears with a traditional scarf, or keffiyeh, and in military garb, face covered and anonymous.</p> <p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/AvichayAdraee/status/1717156432745779296">IDF</a> claimed in its announcement that he can no longer stay hidden. </p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/israels-fervent-hunt-for-the-mysterious-hamas-spokesman-abu-obaida">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Twitter/Getty

Israel claimed in recent days that it has identified the man behind Abu Obaida, the Hamas spokesperson who appears in public announcements with his face shrouded, touting horrific acts of violence and updates on Hamas’ position in the war.

Abu Obaida usually appears with a traditional scarf, or keffiyeh, and in military garb, face covered and anonymous.

The IDF claimed in its announcement that he can no longer stay hidden.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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