The Israel Defense Forces announced Saturday that it had eliminated three Hamas commanders in two separate airstrikes in Gaza, including a member of the Nukhba Force who participated in the October 7, 2023 attack.
The IDF said Muhannad Asaad Mahmoud Abu Ghazal, a Nukhba Force cell commander, was killed in a strike in central Gaza on July 20. According to the military, Abu Ghazal infiltrated the Kissufim area during the October 7 Hamas assault.
A separate strike on July 21 in northern Gaza killed Raed Hani Mohammed Al-Amsi, who commanded an aerial surveillance platoon in Hamas's Aerial Array, and Nabhan Mohammed Nabhan Al-Amsi, head of the Military Intelligence Desk in Hamas's Gaza Brigade, the IDF stated.
The military said the targeted individuals "operated to advance terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians" And that the strikes were conducted "in order to remove the threat." The IDF noted it used precision-guided munitions and aerial surveillance to reduce harm to noncombatants.
On Friday, the IDF said it struck weapons storage facilities, a weapons manufacturing site and underground infrastructure belonging to Hamas. The facilities contained rifles, RPG launchers, mortar shells, explosive devices and military equipment.
The military stated that "the Hamas terrorist organization continues to systematically and flagrantly violate the ceasefire agreement while attempting to rebuild its military capabilities and terrorist infrastructure."
Israeli forces remain deployed in Gaza under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began October 10, 2025, ending the two-year war. The IDF said it will continue to eliminate any immediate threats, with Israeli forces controlling over half of Gaza under the agreement's terms.