The IDF says it killed the commander of the Rafah Brigade of Hamas, Samir Abu Yunus, in southern Gaza.
The IDF and Shin Bet stated that the attack on Saturday night was carried out from the air in the southern Gaza Strip. Abu Younes led the brigade for about two months, since the killing of his predecessor, Nael Abu Obeid, on September 15, and previously served as its deputy commander and commander of the Tal al-Sultan battalion. The army said that he instructed the brigade's fighters to advance and carry out plans against Israeli civilians and forces, and tried to restore military capabilities.