Summary
Israeli forces killed Samir Abu Younis, Hamas’s newly appointed Rafah Brigade commander, in an airstrike in Al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, on Saturday. Hamas and Israeli officials confirmed his death; witnesses said the strike hit a tent in a camp for displaced people, and a medical source said three injured people and one body reached Nasser Hospital.Key Facts
- Abu Younis was 53 and had served as Rafah Brigade commander since 15 September.
- Hamas’s armed wing said Abu Younis helped plan and oversee the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
- The Israeli military and Israel’s security agency said they targeted Abu Younis and took steps to reduce civilian harm.
- Witnesses said four missiles struck a tent at the Al-Waha camp in Al-Mawasi and started a fire.
- A medical source at Nasser Hospital said three injured people and one body arrived after the strike.
- Hamas said Abu Younis’s funeral would take place on Sunday afternoon in Khan Younis.
- The Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took 251 hostages.
- Gaza’s health ministry says more than 74,650 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since the war began.
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