IDF kills senior Hamas Rafah Brigade commander Nael Abu Obeid in Gaza Strip strike

The target of the strike was Nayal Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, who replaced his predecessor, Mohammad Shabanah, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) issued a joint statement on Tuesday, saying that they struck a senior Hamas terrorist operative in the southern Gaza Strip.

The target of the strike was Nayal Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, who replaced his predecessor, Mohammad Shabanah, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the strike, saying that "our message is clear: no terrorist is immune, and Hamas will not be in Gaza."

IDF kills commander of Hamas' Jabaliya Battalion

Earlier on Tuesday, the IDF announced that it had, in coordination with Shin Bet, killed the commander of Hamas's Jabaliya Battalion in a strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday night.

The terrorist, identified as Ahmad Batash, was responsible for managing logistics for the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades Northern Gaza Brigade and was an integral part of supplying weapons and equipment to Hamas terrorists in the region.

Last Thursday, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Muhammad Yazouri in the Khan Yunis area. Yazouri served as commander of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade in the terrorist organization’s military wing in the Gaza Strip.

Yazouri was appointed to the position after holding a series of roles in the brigade, including deputy commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade, commander of the brigade’s combat support battalion, and head of its intelligence department. In his role, he was responsible for managing the activities of the brigade’s terrorists and directing them in advancing and carrying out terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians.