According to a report, Abed Odeh, a former commander of hamas’s military wing who was arrested in 2019 for spying for Israel has escaped from prison in Gaza. Reportedly, he was arrested on suspicion of mapping underground tunnels with an Israeli tracking device. According to the report, hamas has deployed dozens of security gards and has set up checkpoints, especially near the border with Israel. Reportedly, on Saturday night hamas security officers raided his home and arrested a number of his family members.