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Hamas commander Samir Abu Younis killed in strike in southern Gaza
Hamas confirmed that commander Samir Abu Younis was killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza.
Abu Younis led the Rafah brigade, part of Hamas’s armed wing.
The strike hit a tent in al-Mawasi, a crowded area of Khan Younis where displaced Palestinians are sheltering, and wounded two others.
Israel’s military said it had targeted a senior Hamas military commander in a drone strike.
Israel had previously designated al-Mawasi a humanitarian zone, but has repeatedly attacked the area.
The October 2025 ceasefire has not stopped Israeli attacks in Gaza, and Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 1,643 Palestinians have been killed since it began.
Hamas confirmed that Samir Abu Younis, commander of its Rafah brigade, was killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis.
The Israeli military and Shin Bet said they had targeted a senior Hamas military commander in a strike on Saturday.
The strike hit the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Medical personnel said two other people were wounded and taken to Nasser Medical Complex.
The attack hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the crowded coastal area.
- Who
- Samir Abu Younis, commander of Hamas’s Rafah brigade, was killed; two others were wounded.
- What
- An Israeli air strike targeted and killed Abu Younis.
- When
- Saturday, November 14, according to the reports.
- Where
- The al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
- Why
- Israel said it targeted a senior Hamas military commander; further details were not stated.
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The Israeli military and Shin Bet said they had targeted a senior Hamas military commander in Khan Younis.
Medical personnel said Abu Younis was killed and two others were wounded in the strike.
Hamas confirmed Abu Younis’s death.
- Name
- Samir Abu Younis
- Role
- Commander of Hamas’s Rafah brigade
- Location
- Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, southern Gaza
- Casualties
- Abu Younis killed; two others wounded
- Medical facility
- Nasser Medical Complex
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