{"id":41339,"date":"2025-12-29T18:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=41339"},"modified":"2025-12-29T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:43:59","slug":"hamas-announces-death-of-abu-obaida-successor-appears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=41339","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Announces Death of ‘Abu Obaida,’ Successor Appears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gaza \u2013<\/strong> Hamas has officially announced the death of Abu Obaida, the long-time spokesperson for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. The announcement coincided with the first public appearance of his successor, who will also carry the title of Abu Obaida.<\/p>\n

In a newly released video statement, the new Abu Obaida confirmed the identity of his predecessor as Huthaifa al-Kahlout. The statement marks a significant moment for the al-Qassam Brigades, as Abu Obaida had become a recognizable figure, known for his masked appearances and staunch rhetoric.<\/p>\n

DZWatch<\/em> has been closely monitoring the situation in Gaza and the impact of recent escalations. The new Abu Obaida also addressed the recent losses suffered by the al-Qassam Brigades, confirming the deaths of several commanders in Israeli airstrikes following the breakdown of the ceasefire. He vowed continued resistance and retaliation for the losses.<\/p>\n

The death of the original Abu Obaida and the appointment of a successor under the same title raises questions about the future of Hamas’s media strategy and its ability to maintain a consistent message during ongoing conflict. Analysts suggest the use of the same title is likely an attempt to maintain continuity and project an image of strength and resilience.<\/p>\n

The situation remains fluid, and DZWatch<\/em> will continue to provide updates as they become available.<\/p>\n

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Gaza \u2013 Hamas has officially announced the death of Abu Obaida, the long-time spokesperson for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. The announcement coincided with the first public appearance of his successor, who will also carry the title of Abu Obaida.<\/p>\n

In a newly released …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":8,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41341,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41339\/revisions\/41341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}