The IDF claims to have killed Jamal Abu Said - the head of the operations department in the Hamas military intelligence apparatus - in a recent targeted assassination attack in Gaza City. According to reports over the years, Abu Said oversaw the training of Hamas operatives outside the Gaza Strip, was responsible for the military specialization in the Central Brigade of Hamas and served as the commander of an anti-tank battalion. Recently, as part of his role in the intelligence apparatus, Abu Said was responsible for Hamas' relations with other countries.