Bassam al-Sa’adi
Bassam al-Saadi is accused by the IDF of being an “influential senior official” who engaged in “core terrorist activities.”
PIJ claims it conditioned the ceasefire on an international effort to secure the release of Bassam al-Sa’adi; Israel agreed to no such condition, says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Hamas’s leaders are stuck between a rock and a hard place: An unwanted military clash with Israel, or a showdown with the second-strongest armed group in Gaza.
Tensions remain high following the arrest by Israeli forces of Bassam al-Sa’adi, the terror group’s Judea and Samaria chief.