IDF kills Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade commander in Gaza Strip air strike

The strike targeted a vehicle in the Hamad neighborhood, north of Khan Yunis, after which a residential apartment on the first floor of Tower M caught fire.

A Thursday overnight Israeli Air Force strike in Khan Yunis killed the commander of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade, Muhammad Yazouri, the IDF announced on Friday.

The IDF stated that, before becoming the commander of the brigade, Yazouri had been Deputy Commander of the Khan Younis Brigade, Commander of the Combat Support Battalion, and Head of the Brigade’s Intelligence Department.

The strike targeted a vehicle in the Hamad neighborhood, north of Khan Yunis, after which a residential apartment on the first floor of Tower M caught fire, Arab media reported.

According to the IDF, the same strike had also killed Hudheifa Muammar, a company commander, and Muhammad Bahjat Rashi, another Hamas terrorist.

IDF, Shin Bet, Israel Police kills Hamas terrorist responsible for 2002 shooting

On Thursday, the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Israel Police announced that Israeli security forces had eliminated Hamas terrorist Farah Hamed, who was responsible for a series of deadly attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers and later helped direct terrorism in the West Bank.

Hamed was killed on Wednesday in a joint Shin Bet, IDF, and Israel Police operation involving a strike in the central Gaza Strip, according to the security agencies.

Among the attacks attributed to Hamed was a November 2002 shooting near Rimonim Junction in which Israeli civilian Esther Galia Atiya was killed.