Abu Obeida

Socialist gun club seemingly advertises gun training day with Palestinian terrorists

A Maryland SRA flyer for a range day on September 11 featured imagery resembling PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled and a figure similar to Hamas's Abu Obeidah.

(L-R) A Maryland SRA poster next to a photo of PLFP terrorist, Leila Khaled.
A MASKED person said to be Abu Obeida delivers a speech earlier this year. He was not just a Hamas spokesman, but a complete terrorist who took part in the violence, the writer maintains.

Hunting terror: Israel keeps score but shows no mercy - opinion

 Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025

Hamas invested heavily in propaganda - will the death of Abu Obeida be a game changer? - analysis

Israeli soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, August 26, 2025.

From Hamas to Iran: Israel's arm is long, and none of its enemies are immune - editorial


'We will reach them too': IDF chief says no Hamas leader is out of Israel's reach

Zamir addressed concerns about Hamas leaders who have been able to operate from luxury apartments in foreign cities like Tehran, Damascus, and Beirut despite Israel's declaration to target them.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir in discussions with general staff officials to approve Gaza takeover plan, August 13, 2025.

Izz al-Din al-Haddad: The next Hamas leader at the top of Israel's assassination list

According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Izz al-Din al-Haddad is already listed as a target by Israel, alongside several senior Hamas officials located abroad.

 Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of the northern Gaza brigade, and alleged replacement for Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar.

Israeli gov't cuts ministry budgets to allocate NIS 285m. toward school security

Various government ministers have objected to the proposal and the decision to cut the budgets of ministries.

An empty classroom at a school in Safed, northern Israel, August 31, 2025

Israel confirms killing of Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida in Gaza City strike

Throughout the war, the IDF said that Obeida had taken the lead for Hamas on publishing "victories" by the terror group both on October 7, 2023, and anytime after.

Abu Obeida speaks during an anti-Israel military parade, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, August 21, 2016

Hamas threatens to kidnap IDF soldiers, warns hostages held in Gaza City combat zones

“We will preserve the lives of the captives to the extent that we can,” the terror group said. “They will remain with our fighters in the places of confrontation, exposed to the same risks.”

Demonstrators block Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during a protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025

Hamas armed wing says fate of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander unknown

This was after Hamas said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a group of terrorists holding Alexander in Gaza.

Screenshot of hostage Edan Alexander from the propaganda video Hamas published on April 12, 2025.

Hamas: Half of living hostages in areas IDF is trying to operate in

"We have decided not to move these captives from those areas and to keep them under strict security measures - but their lives are in extreme danger."

 Abu Obaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019

Breakdown in Gaza ceasefire talks could trigger IDF 'high-level' assassinations - report

Such assassinations and commando operations could lead to escalation and a gradual heating up of the situation, said sources.

 IDF soldiers operate in Jenin

Abu Obeida's theological points show glimpse into Hamas's way of thinking - analysis

A look at the Quranic verses chosen by Al-Qassam’s spokesperson in his speech this week allows a glimpse into Hamas’s religiously motivated modus operandi.

 Hamas spokesperson, Abu Obeida.

Al-Qassam spokesman calls for ‘West Bank escalation’ following ceasefire agreement

In a pre-recorded speech delivered through Hamas’s outlets, Al-Jazeera, spokesperson Abu Obeida also lauded Iran and its proxies and warned against attempts to integrate Israel in the region.

 A masked person said to be Abu Obaida, the military spokesperson of Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, speaks commemorating the one year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack against Israel, at a location given as Gaza, in this screengrab from handout video released October 7, 2024.

IDF continues Gaza strikes, Hamas claims one strike was near an Israeli hostage

One specific strike which the IDF emphasized was against a Nukhba terrorist who took part in the October 7 massacre.

 Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City November 30, 2024.