Israel Military Says Hamas Rocket Platoon Commander Killed in Gaza Airstrike

The IDF said the Hamas commander was responsible for the rocket barrages fired from the Khan Yunis area toward Israel.

Gazans look at debris following an Israeli military strike near the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 13, 2024. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sept. 8 that it killed a Hamas rocket-launching platoon commander in a military airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip last week.

The commander, Raef Omar Salman Abu Shab of the Hamas eastern Khan Yunis battalion, was killed by Israel’s air force during an operation in the area, The IDF announced in a statement.