Israel killed a senior Hamas commander involved in planning the October 7 attacks only two months after killing his predecessor, a fresh sign of how the Gaza conflict remains active despite a US-brokered ceasefire being in place.
Mourners attend the funeral of Samir Mahmoud Abu Younis, a senior Hamas commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday.
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Israel killed a senior Hamas commander involved in planning the October 7 attacks only two months after killing his predecessor, a fresh sign of how the Gaza conflict remains active despite a US-brokered ceasefire being in place.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Samir Mahmoud Abu Younis, the commander of Hamas’ Rafah Brigade, in a strike in southern Gaza overnight Saturday, both Hamas and the IDF said.
