Samir Abu-Younes assassinated in Gaza, Reuters reports
Reuters – citing sources within Hamas – reported the assassination of Samir Abu-Younes, who had recently assumed command of the Rafah Brigade of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, in an Israeli airstrike in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military announced that it targeted a senior … The post Samir Abu-Younes assassinated in Gaza, Reuters…
Samir Abu-Younes, who recently became the leader of Hamas's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in Gaza, according to Reuters. The Israeli military conducted an airstrike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, targeting Abu-Younes. Hamas sources confirmed to Reuters that Abu-Younes was among the casualties of the airstrike.
Abu-Younes had taken over the command of the al-Qassam Brigades' Rafah Brigade after Nael Abu-Obeid's death in September. The area had been experiencing frequent Israeli attacks on military commanders.
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