Israeli strike kills Hamas’s Rafah Brigade Commander

Despite the ceasefire, Israel has continued to target Hamas military commanders in the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestine. The organization has now confirmed the death of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade Commander Samir Abu Younes, who was also known as ‘Abu Mahmud’.

Nael Abu Obeid was in charge of the Rafah Brigade before Samir Abu Younes. This commander, known as ‘Abu Atiya’, was reportedly killed in September 2026. Samir Abu Younes had succeeded him.

Earlier on Thursday, Israeli forces attacked Gaza’s Nasser Medical Complex. Israel claimed the attack targeted Muhammad Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, and several other fighters who had taken shelter in the hospital.