{
  "id": 10813461,
  "title": "Gaza officials say Israeli fire kills 7, including Hamas commander",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/gaza-officials-say-israeli-fire-kills-7-including-hamas-commander",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:19:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/30/gaza-officials-say-israeli-fire-kills-7-including-hamas-commander"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gaza City officials reported that Israeli forces killed at least seven individuals, among them a Hamas commander, on Tuesday. The Palestinian civil defense agency confirmed the Israeli strike, which targeted a location west of Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of Izz al-Din al-Beik and another man. According to Hamas, al-Beik held a position as a member of the General Military Council of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and served as the commander of the Northern Brigade. The group emphasized that al-Beik had been a key figure in directing operations during the Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which initiated the current Gaza conflict.\n\nThe Israeli military affirmed al-Beik's role as commander of Hamas's northern Gaza brigade, stating he had authorized Hamas operatives to carry out assaults on both Israeli troops and civilians. He was described as an individual \"eliminated in a precise aerial strike\" by the military. Additionally, the civil defense agency disclosed that three people were killed and several injured in two Israeli drone assaults in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, while one person was killed by Israeli gunfire in Deir al-Balah, located in the central region of Gaza. Later that evening, another individual was reported killed and others wounded in an Israeli drone strike targeting a house in Gaza City.\n\nThe Israeli military, upon request for further details, stated it would provide additional information about certain targets. The Gaza war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attack against Israel in 2023, has resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,221 people, as per an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Since the onset of the Israeli offensive in response, most of Gaza has been devastated, and over 74,000 people have lost their lives, according to Gaza's health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority and whose statistics are deemed reliable by the United Nations. Israeli forces have claimed over 1,400 lives during this period, including the deaths of five of their own soldiers and one civilian contractor.",
  "summary": "Izz al-Din al-Beik directed Hamas operatives to carry out attacks against Israel and was in the operations room during the Oct 7, 2023 attack that sparked the Gaza war.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/gaza-authorities-report-over-5-100-israeli-ceasefire-violations",
        "published": "2026-09-29T22:04:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Gaza officials say Israeli fire kills 7, including Hamas commander",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/gaza-officials-say-israeli-fire-kills-7-including-hamas-commander-10813481",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:19:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Hamas commander among seven killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hamas-commander-among-seven-killed-in-latest-israeli-strikes-on-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:03:24.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}