Hamas armed wing commander Samir Abu Younis, 53, was killed in an Israel airstrike on Saturday. The strike targeted the Rafah brigade commander in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis. The targeted killing underscores ongoing hostilities despite an October 2025 ceasefire halting major combat.
Hamas commander killed in Israeli strike
Hamas announced that a senior armed commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. The military strike targeted the Rafah brigade leader on Saturday.
