The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) claimed today that Rawhi Mustaha, the head of theHamas government in the Gaza Strip, has been killed following a strike app roximately three months ago.

 

The statement also claimed that Sameh al-Siraj, who held the security portfolio on Hamas' political bureau; and Sami Oudeh, Commander of Hamas' General Security Mechanism, were also killed.

 

Who is Rawhi Mustaha?

 

Raji Mushtaha was born in 1959 in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza. He was arrested in 1988, just a few months after his marriage, and spent nearly 25 years in prison following an explosion that resulted in the amputation of his fingers.

 

Mushtaha was involved in founding the Internal Security Force (ISF) –also known as al-Majd– which is the intelligence organization of Hamas, operating under the Ministry of Interior.