{
  "id": 20170551,
  "title": "Top Hamas commander killed in Israeli strike in Gaza",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/top-hamas-commander-killed-in-israeli-strike-in-gaza",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T12:02:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3374498/top-hamas-commander-killed-israeli-strike-gaza"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hamas said on Sunday that a senior commander who helped plan and oversee the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel had been killed in an Israeli air strike, with the Israeli military confirming his death. Samir Abu Younis, 53, the commander of the Rafah brigade, was killed on Saturday, said the Palestinian militant group’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades. The Israeli military said it had killed…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Chief of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade killed in Israeli strike, 2 months after predecessor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/chief-of-hamass-rafah-brigade-killed-in-israeli-strike-2-months-after",
        "published": "2026-11-15T06:30:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Israel says it killed a top Hamas commander, and other Mideast news",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/israel-says-it-killed-a-top-hamas-commander-and-other-mideast-news",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:04:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Israel kills Hamas commander in strike on Gaza camp, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/israel-kills-hamas-commander-in-strike-on-gaza-camp-officials-say",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:17:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Israel claims senior Hamas commander killed in Gaza airstrike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/israel-claims-senior-hamas-commander-killed-in-gaza-airstrike",
        "published": "2026-11-15T09:14:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Israel kills Hamas commander in Gaza strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/israel-kills-hamas-commander-in-gaza-strike",
        "published": "2026-11-15T09:43:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Senior Hamas military commander killed in Israeli strike in southern Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/senior-hamas-military-commander-killed-in-israeli-strike-in-southern",
        "published": "2026-11-15T10:30:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Israel kills a top Hamas commander in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/israel-kills-a-top-hamas-commander-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-11-15T10:33:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}