Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

IDF says it killed Hamas Nukhba commander Jihad Ismail in Khan Younis

ATTACK
Location
Khan Younis, Gaza
Actors
Israel · Hamas
Importance
Standard

The Israeli military said it killed Jihad Samih Mahmoud Ismail, a Hamas Nukhba squad commander it accused of taking part in the 7 October attack and later ambushes, in a strike in Khan Younis last Thursday.

Verification: Probable

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Official Israeli military statement; no independent confirmation of the killing or identity.