IDF strike Hamas targets in Gaza
The Israel Defence Forces have killed a Hamas commander during an overnight raid on Gaza, according to the Israeli military.
“The IDF and the Shin Bet tonight killed Midhat Mabasher, the commander of the West Khan Yunis Battalion in the terrorist organization Hamas,” the IDF said.
Mabasher had taken part in sniping attacks and used large explosives against IDF forces and Israeli settlements, the Israeli military added.
It comes as the IDF said it had deployed fighter jets to conduct more air strikes on Hamas terrorist targets in Gaza over the last 24 hours.
“IDF ground troops, fighter jets and UAVs struck anti-tank missile launch sites, command & control centers and Hamas terrorist operatives. The troops exited the area and no injuries were reported,” the Israeli military said.
Meanwhile, US said its fighter jets struck two Iranian facilities in Syria, after repeated attacks on US coalition forces in the region by an Iran-backed militia in the past week.
The strikes were not carried out in coordination with Israel, which has been engaged in its own clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah forces on the border with Lebanon, a US official said.
