What happened to Jehad Mheisen? The Hamas security forces chief is killed along with some of his family in an Israeli airstrike on their house.
Fears are growing the conflict could spiral into a large regional war drawing in Iran and Hezbollah as Israel continues to prepare for a possible full-scale invasion of Gaza after the October 7 massacre by Hamas.
More deaths are been recorded in the ongoing Israel and Palestine conflict as atrocities are still being discovered – including a massacre scene at a nursery in Kibbutz Be’eri.
As of now, 7 Brits have been killed and 9 are feared to be held as hostages in Gaza.
Another death that has been recorded is Hamas commander Jehad Mheisen who was killed along with his family as Israel blows up his house in an assassination blitz. Details about the Hamas security force chief and what happened to him explained.
Who was Jehad Mheisen?
Jehad Mheisen is a Palestinian and a member of the country’s air force.
He held a reputable position as the head of Hamas-led national security forces in Palestine.
He lived in his house in Gaza City, a neighborhood of Sheikh Radwan, with his family.
On October 19, news emerged that he had lost his life alongside some of his family members as Israel blew up his house in an assassination blitz.
At the moment, the names of his family members affected are not made known.
What happened to Jehad Mheisen?
One of the leaders of the terror group’s security forces, Jehad Mheisen, was killed at his home in Gaza City on October 19.
The top commander was killed with his family in the neighborhood of Sheikh Radwan, a Hamas-aligned news agency said.
His death was a result of an Israeli airstrike that hit his house.
His death comes just days after another Hamas top commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Ayman Nofal, who was in charge of the Central Gaza area in the armed wing Izz el-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades, is the most high-profile Hamas militant to be assassinated so far.
Nofal’s death came hours after the IDF confirmed it had killed senior Hamas official Dr Osama Mazini.
A clip shared on social media showed the bombing in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis last night
Dr Mazini, who was understood to have been the Primary Hamas Negotiator for the 2011 prisoner swap, was taken out in the blast.
He handled the file of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas in Gaza for five years.
Israel has been pounding neighborhoods across Gaza including parts of the south that Israel had declared as “safe zones.”
It comes as British PM Rishi Sunak met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his two-day visit to Israel.
Mr Sunak vowed to stand with Israel against “evil” and stressed “the imperative need to avoid further escalation of violence in the region.”
His visit came after US President Joe Biden visited the wartorn country yesterday (October 18) and pledged his support for them against the terror group Hamas.
The US President said he was “sad and outraged” by the al-Ahli Hospital blast that killed hundreds but said it appears to have been done “by the other team.”
He urged Israel not to be “consumed by” rage and to avoid making the same “mistakes” that the US did after September 11.