Hudayfa Al-Kahlout, known as Abu Obaida, was the spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, with 85% of recruits being orphans whose parents were killed by Israeli forces. He completed a master’s dissertation at the Islamic University of Gaza on ‘The Holy Land between Judaism, Christianity and Islam’. Since the beginning of the Gaza genocide, his social media briefings gained increased prominence with his statements and appearances closely followed by both supporters and opponents. An Israeli airstrike killed him.