Israel kills senior Hamas commander in southern Gaza

Hamas' armed wing has announced that its Rafah brigade commander, Samir Mahmoud Abu Younis, was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza.

The Al-Qassam Brigades said Abu Younis, a member of its General Military Council, was killed in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.

Earlier, the Israeli army said that it had carried out a strike alongside the Shin Bet security agency targeting a senior member of Hamas' armed wing, without identifying the individual.

Nasser Medical Complex had reported that an Israeli drone strike in Al-Mawasi killed one Palestinian and wounded two others.

Abu Younis commanded the Rafah brigade previously led by Nael Abu Obeid, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis on September 15.

A day earlier, an Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians and wounded three others in Al-Saftawi in northern Gaza, a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital told Anadolu Agency.

Ceasefire violations

Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement, which took effect on October 20, 2025, killing at least 1,643 Palestinians and wounding 5,964 others.

Israel has killed over 74,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded more than 176,000 others in its genocide in Gaza since October 2023.

The genocidal war has also destroyed around 90 percent of Gaza's infrastructure and displaced the entire population.

The UN estimates reconstruction costs at approximately $71.4 billion.

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Source: TRT