Hamas said on Sunday that a senior commander who helped plan and oversee the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel had been killed in an Israeli air strike, with the Israeli military confirming his death. Samir Abu Younis, 53, the commander of the Rafah brigade, was killed on Saturday, said the Palestinian militant group’
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Hamas said on Sunday that a senior commander who helped plan and oversee the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel had been killed in an Israeli air strike, with the Israeli military confirming his death. Samir Abu Younis, 53, the commander of the Rafah brigade, was killed on Saturday, said the Palestinian militant group’
Both Hamas and IDF officials confirm the death of Samir Abu Younis, commander of the Rafah Brigade. Hamas said on Sunday that a senior commander who helped plan and oversee the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel had been killed in an Israeli air strike, with the Israeli military confirming his death.
BBC News reported the story as "Israel kills Hamas commander in strike on Gaza camp, officials say." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Top Hamas commander killed in Israeli strike in Gaza."
2 sources have covered this story, including South China Morning Post and BBC News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 44 minutes ago.
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