Israel–Palestine–Lebanon
IDF claims three Hamas commanders were killed in Gaza airstrikes on 25–26 October
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Gaza Strip reference (GeoNames 281132; measured Gaza City and Khan Younis locality envelope; three strike sites not located)
- Actors
- Israel · Hamas
- Importance
- Notable
The IDF said it killed three Hamas commanders. Its fuller account, reported by The Times of Israel, places one strike in Khan Younis and another in Gaza City on Sunday, 25 October, and a third in Gaza City on Monday, 26 October. The claimed Hamas roles and deaths remain attributed to the military. The three-death claim is not independently confirmed and is not added to other casualty reports.
- Fatalities: Best 3 people · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: IDF says three Hamas commanders in Gaza were eliminated, IDF says three Hamas commanders were killed in recent Gaza strikes
Verification: unverified
Evidence: IDF says three Hamas commanders in Gaza were eliminated, IDF says three Hamas commanders were killed in recent Gaza strikes
The primary IDF post was read; its fuller account is carried by a dated newsroom citing the army. The aircraft type and exact strike sites are not given. The marker covers the two named city localities and does not identify an impact point. The asserted deaths are not added to other casualty reports.
- IDF says three Hamas commanders in Gaza were eliminatedIsrael Defense Forces · Social post · supports · Published 28 Oct 2026, 12:15 UTC · Retrieved 28 Oct 2026, 15:06 UTC
- IDF says three Hamas commanders were killed in recent Gaza strikesThe Times of Israel · news report · supports · Published 28 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · Retrieved 28 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC
Classification
Military · Airstrike · Atomic
Participants
- Israel · Initiator · Evidence: IDF says three Hamas commanders in Gaza were eliminated, IDF says three Hamas commanders were killed in recent Gaza strikes · The IDF says the operation removed an immediate threat.
- Hamas · Target · Evidence: IDF says three Hamas commanders in Gaza were eliminated, IDF says three Hamas commanders were killed in recent Gaza strikes · The IDF identifies the three targets as Hamas commanders.
Location methodology
Gaza Strip reference (GeoNames 281132; measured Gaza City and Khan Younis locality envelope; three strike sites not located) · within 25 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: IDF says three Hamas commanders in Gaza were eliminated, IDF says three Hamas commanders were killed in recent Gaza strikes
Claims
- The IDF claims three Hamas commanders were killed in separate airstrikes in Khan Younis and Gaza City on 25–26 October; the claimed affiliations and deaths are not independently confirmed. · Attributed to Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: IDF says three Hamas commanders in Gaza were eliminated, IDF says three Hamas commanders were killed in recent Gaza strikes
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 28 Oct 2026, 15:55 UTC · Current revision 28 Oct 2026, 16:16 UTC · Change: Correction