IDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians

The IDF killed a Hamas commander in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday who had been involved in attacks on troops, the army said on Friday afternoon.

Identified as Khan Yunis brigade company commander Hudhaifa Khaled Suleiman Qawari, the IDF said he had taken part in training terrorists, transferring weapons in southern Gaza, and attempts to rebuild Hamas.

Recently, the army said, Qawari had “advanced terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians,” and that he had been killed “in order to remove the threat he posed.”

The IDF said it used precise munitions and aerial surveillance in the strike in order to mitigate harm to civilians.