IDF kills Hamas commander, attacks weapons production site near aid center in Gaza strikes

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet killed Ismail Abu Pul, a Hamas terrorist and commander of a weapons production site, in a strike on Al-Maghazi area in Gaza on Sunday, the military announced. Abu Pul played a role in producing charges and anti-tank missiles for the terrorist organization. Moreover, the same production site, located near an aid distribution point for an international organization, was targeted.

The IDF described this as an example of Hamas' systematic use of civilian infrastructure to promote and execute terrorist plots against IDF forces operating in the Yellow Line area and Israeli citizens. The military also emphasized that Hamas was systematically violating the ceasefire while attempting to restore its military capabilities.

On Sunday, Hamas health officials reported that two individuals, including a 4-year-old boy named Mohammad Abdel-Salam Taha, were killed in IDF strikes. Taha suffered injuries from flying debris and shrapnel that spread for dozens of meters surrounding the area. Taha was pronounced dead at a hospital later. The second airstrike occurred in the nearby Nuseirat refugee camp, according to Hamas health officials.