Israel today announced the death of an alleged “commander” of Hamas’ armed arm, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and of two other members of the group in a bombing carried out on Thursday in the south of the Gaza Strip.
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11/09/2026
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“ Na precision bombardment carried out on Thursday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet [internal security service] eliminated, in the Khan Yonis area, Muhamad Yazuri, who was commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade of the Hamas Military Arm in Gaza, advanced the Israeli Army in a statement.
The statement also stated that Yazuri “was responsible for managing the activities of the brigade’s terrorists and for directing its actions in the preparation and execution of plans against the FDI and the State of Israel,” the statement said.
Israel’s army also indicated that the attack also killed Hudaifa Mamar, “companion commander,” and Muhamad Bahjat Rachi, “another terrorist in the Hamas military wing.”.
The Palestinian Islamist group has not yet pronounced on the attack, despite the ceasefire agreed in October 2025, on the basis of the proposal made by the United States for the future of the enclave.
During this period, some 1,360 Palestinians died in Israeli attacks, according to Gaza authorities, raising to 73,670 the total number of deaths since the beginning of the Israeli offensive, triggered by the attacks of 7 October 2023.