An IAF strike killed Hamas’ interior minister Said Siam, a liaison between Hamas’ political wing and Izz ad Din Kassam Brigades. The same strike killed Salah Abu Shrakh, chief of Hamas’ general security service. Their relatives also died in the attack.
The IAF strike was reportedly carried out based on the information provided by Siam’s bodyguard. Hamas executed him shortly thereafter.
Said Siam’s death is a boon to Fatah, which has lost a strong and implacable enemy in Gaza.
Large crowds of Hamas loyalists attended Siam’s funeral, but IAF shrunk from the temptation to bomb them.
Hamas’ security lies in Israel inaction rather than Hamas’ chiefs