JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it had killed a Hamas commander in southern Gaza Strip.
The militant, Hudhaifa Khaled Suleiman Qawari, struck on Thursday, was a company commander in the Khan Younis brigade of Hamas' military wing, the Israeli military said in a statement.
It claimed Qawari was involved in training the company's militants, transferring weapons across southern Gaza, and advancing efforts to rehabilitate Hamas.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli military said in a separate statement that it killed another Hamas company commander, Muhammad Bassam Muhammad Mushtaha, two weeks ago. Mushtaha was allegedly involved in the Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. ■
