JERUSALEM, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said Monday that it killed a cell commander and two other Palestinian militants of Hamas in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.
One strike in the Tuffah quarter of Gaza City killed Abdullah Mohammed Khamis Jaber, a member of Hamas' military wing, who assisted in the group's weapons production, it said in a statement.
In a separate strike in Tuffah, Majed Ahmed Mustafa Sabbagh was killed, identified as a cell commander in Hamas' military wing.
A member of the engineering battalion of Hamas' military wing was killed in the Jabalia area, identified as Amer Bashir Mohammed Khourani.
The Israeli military claimed that the three men recently advanced attacks against Israeli soldiers and worked to restore Hamas' military capabilities.
It added that steps were taken to reduce civilian casualties ahead of the strikes, including using precision munitions and aerial surveillance. ■
