{
  "id": 10704955,
  "title": "IDF will keep killing Hamas commanders as long as terror group keeps controlling Gaza - analysis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/idf-will-keep-killing-hamas-commanders-as-long-as-terror-group-keeps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-910085"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stated that a recent strike in northern Gaza eliminated Izz al-Din Bik, commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade in the Hamas military wing. This elimination comes amid a series of strikes on Hamas officers and commanders in various areas, including Jabaliya, Rafah, and others. The IDF claims to have defeated many of these units in the past, particularly the northern Hamas brigade, which was supposed to have been eliminated multiple times.",
  "summary": "Hamas continues to control all the 2 million civilians in Gaza and doesn't need to recruit lots of people to keep ten thousand or so fighters. Israel needs to separate civilians from the terrorists.",
  "key_points": [
    "IDF kills Izz al-Din Bik, Hamas commander in northern Gaza",
    "Strikes target Hamas officers across Gaza, including Jabaliya and Rafah",
    "IDF claims previous attempts to eliminate northern Hamas brigade"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Israel’s Gaza air strike kills Hamas commander behind October 7, 2023 attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/israels-gaza-air-strike-kills-hamas-commander-behind-october-7-2023",
        "published": "2026-09-29T14:40:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}