Israel claims to have killed a Hamas commander and two members.
On the 28th local time, the Israel Defense Forces and the National Security Agency issued a joint statement stating that the Israeli military killed Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shatut, the commander of the maritime police in the central region of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), along with two other Hamas members, in an airstrike on the central Gaza Strip on the 26th.
According to the military report, Shatut had recently been advancing attacks against Israeli military forces. On the 26th, Shatut and the two others were armed and traveling in a vehicle, posing a threat to the Israeli military conducting operations in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military then carried out a precise strike against them.
The Israeli military stated that the Hamas maritime police force is part of Hamas's military department, responsible for planning and directing attacks against the Israeli military and Israeli territory. (Reporter: Liang Hui, CCTV)
On the 26th, the Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, killing Hamas commander Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shatut and two other members. Shatut was reportedly involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces and posed a threat while armed in a vehicle. The operation was characterized as a precise strike against Hamas operatives.
- Israeli airstrike occurred on the 26th
- Targeted Hamas commander Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shatut
- Two additional Hamas members were killed
- Shatut was involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces
- The operation was described as a precise strike.