Hamas commander reported killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Palestinian reports identified Samir Abu Younis as commander of the group’s Rafah brigade. Israel said it had attacked a senior Hamas figure but did not identify him in the reported statement.
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Hamas sources told Reuters that Samir Abu Younis was killed in an Israeli strike on Khan Younis, according to a report by Dutch news agency ANP published by Nieuws.nl.
Israeli news outlet Ynet, citing Palestinian reports, identified Abu Younis as the commander of the Rafah brigade in Hamas’s military wing.
Ynet reported that, after the Palestinian reports emerged, Israel’s military and the security service Shin Bet said they had attacked a senior figure in the wing. Its account of their statement did not name the target or say he had been killed.
Days earlier, six people were reported killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Israel said it had targeted Hamas members there.
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