IDF strikes senior Hamas militant; Gaza reports Rafah Brigade commander killed

The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed a strike on a senior Hamas operative in Gaza. Palestinian sources report the target was Rafah Brigade commander Samir Abu Younis, but Israeli officials have not confirmed his identity.

Palestinian sources in Gaza report that Samir Abu Younes (known as "Abu Mahmoud"), the commander of the Rafah Brigade, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis. According to reports, Abu Younes was appointed to the position less than a month ago, after his predecessor, Naal Abu Ubaid, was killed in the same area. The strike targeted a tent where he was staying in a displacement camp, and hit dozens of nearby tents, injuring several Palestinians. The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed that they attacked a senior terrorist in the military wing of Hamas, but did not verify the identity of Abu Younes. Meanwhile, the article mentions a previous strike last Thursday against Khaled Suleiman Abu Anza, the commander of the Khan Younis Brigade, at the Nasser Hospital complex, which killed six people and wounded dozens more. The director of Nasser Hospital told Al Jazeera that the building is out of service.