{
  "id": 6729199,
  "title": "IDF kills Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade commander in Gaza Strip air strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/idf-kills-hamas-khan-yunis-brigade-commander-in-gaza-strip-air-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T08:40:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-908376"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli forces launched an air strike in the Khan Yunis region of the Gaza Strip on Thursday night, resulting in the death of Muhammad Yazouri, the commander of the Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade. The IDF revealed that Yazouri had held various positions within the brigade prior to his appointment as commander. The strike took place in the Hamad neighborhood, located north of Khan Yunis, and led to a fire at a residential apartment on the first floor of Tower M. According to the IDF, the same operation also claimed the lives of Hudheifa Muammar, a company commander, and Muhammad Bahjat Rashi, another Hamas militant.\n\nEarlier in the week, Israeli security forces, including the Shin Bet, IDF, and Israel Police, announced the killing of Farah Hamed, a Hamas terrorist responsible for numerous attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers. Hamed was targeted in a joint operation involving a strike in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The attacks attributed to Hamed include a shooting incident near Rimonim Junction in November 2002, which resulted in the death of Israeli civilian Esther Galia Atiya.",
  "summary": "The strike targeted a vehicle in the Hamad neighborhood, north of Khan Yunis, after which a residential apartment on the first floor of Tower M caught fire.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Israeli strike in Gaza kills family of four, including two children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/israeli-strike-in-gaza-kills-family-of-four-including-two-children",
        "published": "2026-09-11T02:33:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "IDF kills commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade in southern Gaza airstrike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/idf-kills-commander-of-hamass-khan-younis-brigade-in-southern-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-11T09:23:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}