According to initial reports from the Gaza Strip, Samir Abu Younis, the new commander of the Rafah Brigade in Hamas's military wing, was killed in four strikes targeting a tent sheltering displaced people where he was staying west of Khan Yunis.
According to the reports, Abu Younis had replaced Abu Atiya Abu Obeid, who was killed in September.
Defense Minister Israel Katz commented on the elimination in a post on social media, "The IDF continues to eliminate Hamas leaders in Gaza, and another one has joined his predecessors in the depths of hell."
"The offensive policy that I am leading together with the Prime Minister and the IDF in Gaza will continue until Gaza is demilitarized and Hamas is no more," he added.