A senior commander of Hamas's military wing was killed in an Israeli airstrike west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army stated that it had struck a representative of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Hamas subsequently confirmed his death. Le Monde ↗
Abu Junis was 53 years old and, according to available information, had served in the al-Qassam Brigades since 1991. Israel did not immediately disclose his name, but the military wing of Hamas confirmed that one of its commanders had been killed in the strike. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The strike took place in the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis. A spokesperson for the civil defense in the Gaza Strip reported one person dead and several injured. Civil defense operates under the administration of Hamas, which controls the territory. Le Figaro ↗
The latest strike comes despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which, according to available information, has been in effect for several months. However, both sides continue to report attacks and military operations in the Gaza Strip. Spiegel.de ↗
The Israeli army has not yet provided further details about the course of the operation or the reasons why Abu Junis was designated as a target. Hamas has not commented in further detail on subsequent developments following the strike.
Hamas commander killed in Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip
Videos
This summary was generated by artificial intelligence. It may contain inaccuracies. Please verify information in the original sources below.
Sources (4)
Gazastreifen - Ranghoher Hamas-Kommandeur bei Luftangriff getötet
Deutschlandfunk
| 03:10 15.11.
Gaza: Israel tötet hochrangigen Hamas-Kommandeur
Die Zeit
| 03:26 15.11.
Ranghoher Hamas-Kämpfer im Gazastreifen getötet
Welt
| 02:59 15.11.
Hamas-Kommandeur im Gazastreifen getötet
Spiegel.de
| 01:14 15.11.
🔥 You might also like
📰
World Politics
Collapsed sand embankment in Gaza kills woman and three children
The collapse of a sand embankment onto a tent camp in central Gaza after heavy rains killed a woman and three young children, injuring five others.
📰
World Politics
Heavy rains flooded at least 70,000 tents in Gaza
Heavy rains over the past 12 hours flooded at least 70,000 tents in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, home to Palestinians displaced during the war with Isra...
Iran–Israel
Israeli elections marked by record turnout and dispute over the result
Israelis are voting Tuesday in parliamentary elections, the first since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. By 4:00 p.m., 55.7 percent...
© HotInfo
Geographic locations
From our newsroom original
All →
Jensen Huang Immediately Steps Down from Nvidia Leadership Amid Scandal
Netanyahu Again Calls on Eisenkot to Form a National Unity Government
SpaceX catches Starship for the first time after return from orbit
Part of the Pope’s lung removed; the cancer has not spread and no further treatment will be needed. The Vatican confirms South America trip
Hungary corrected Orbán's troop numbers for NATO. Slovakia lowered its estimates in the same table even more sharply
Mecca Pact Countries Held Their First Joint Talks in Tehran. They Agreed Only to Keep Talking
Cruise ship with over 3,300 people on board collided with two container ships in Bremerhaven
Swiss court convicts Belarusian over disappearance of Lukashenko opponent in 1999
