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The target of the strike was Nael Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, who replaced his predecessor, Mohammad Shabanah, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.

Later on Tuesday, the IDF announced it killed Mohsen Farid Said Abu Hadaf last week, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist who infiltrated the Kissufim area during the October 7 massacre.

The IDF and Shin Bet have intensified counterterrorism efforts in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks with the goal of killing Hamas terrorists and minimizing reconstruction efforts.

Baghdad’s push to bring armed groups under state control is gaining traction with the YBS, unlike with Iraq’s more powerful, Iranian-backed militias.

Twenty-five years later, the United States has yet to honor that heroism by bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on those 40 brave souls.

The IDF said that what remains of the Ali al-Taher ridge, beneath which was Hezbollah’s last and most significant line of defense in southern Lebanon, is “nothing more than a sandbox.”

Hamed was killed on Wednesday in a joint ISA, IDF and Israel Police operation involving a strike in the central Gaza Strip, according to the security agencies.

The facilities, which were located in three different parts of the Strip, were utilized by Hamas to "store weapons, explosive devices, anti-tank missiles, and additional military equipment."

Despite the conspiracy theories that tried to pin the attacks on Israelis and Jews, the dominant narrative was that Israel and the United States were engaged in battle against a common enemy.

The cells intended to carry out attacks against Jews and Israeli security personnel, authorities said. Weapons allegedly intended for attacks, along with other combat equipment, were seized.