targeted strike

The IDF killed Hamas terrorist Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad in Gaza. He held seven Israeli hostages in a tunnel in Gaza City for an extended period. Recently, he advanced terror plans targeting Israel.

The IDF and Shin Bet killed Muhammad Abu Alwan, Hamas’s head of finance, in Khan Younis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said, "We will continue to pursue the organization’s commanders and strike its sources of funding."

The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed that they struck in the Khan Younis area and killed Razak Sahil Suleiman Abu Shama, a Nukhba terrorist who took part in the October 7 massacre at the Re’im base. He previously served as Yahya Sinwar’s bodyguard.

Israel has given Hamas just days to halt the launch of balloons, kites, and drones from Gaza, warning of targeted killings and civilian evacuations from launch areas if the violations continue. Militants were killed in the Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah areas.

The IDF said it targeted Hamas commanders in the Shati area who were planning attacks against troops operating in Gaza. Palestinian reports say six people were killed. A kite from Gaza was found in a Negev community.

Palestinians reported that the IDF killed a Hamas company commander in Khan Yunis. Later, an Islamic Jihad terrorist was killed in the Nuseirat camp. Several people were also reported wounded.