Israeli Military Claims Strike on Hamas Commander in Rafah

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, the Israeli military has claimed to have targeted a senior commander of the Hamas movement in an operation in the southern Gaza Strip. This claim was published by the Mehr News Agency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued a joint statement asserting that the Israeli army had attacked the commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade minutes prior. The statement further alleged that targeting the Rafah Brigade commander followed the assassinations of the Khan Younis Brigade commander and several other senior Hamas officials earlier in the week.

Netanyahu and Gallant declared, “Our message is clear; no armed individual will be safe, and Hamas will not remain in the Gaza Strip.” In recent days, the Israeli military has reported targeting Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip. However, as of this report, further details regarding Tel Aviv’s latest claim have not been released by Palestinian sources.