IDF: Gaza strike kills Hamas commander and weapons production operative

Israeli airstrikes killed three members of Hamas’ military wing in northern Gaza on Saturday, including a cell commander and an operative involved in weapons manufacturing, the IDF said.

The military described the strikes as action against an ongoing threat, accusing the men of helping prepare attacks against Israeli troops and civilians while working to rebuild Hamas’ military capabilities. It said those activities violated the ceasefire.

Among those killed in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighborhood was Abdullah Mohammed Khamis Jaber, whom the IDF identified as a participant in Hamas’ weapons production network. According to the military, Jaber helped manufacture weapons and supported efforts to restore and develop the organization’s production operations.

A separate strike in Tuffah killed Majed Ahmed Mustafa Sabbagh, identified by the IDF as a Hamas cell commander. In Jabalia, the military said it killed Amer Bashir Mohammed Khourani, a member of the group’s engineering battalion.

The statement did not detail the specific attacks the three men were allegedly preparing or give a timeline for those plans.

The IDF said it used precision weapons and aerial monitoring to reduce the risk to civilians before carrying out the strikes. It provided no information about civilian casualties.

Israeli forces remain deployed under Southern Command in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, the military said, adding that they would continue acting against threats.