📰 2 sources 4 articles · 26 Oct 2026, 12:08 → 18 days ago

Israeli army announces killing of commanders and members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza

The Israeli army announced through its spokesman the killing of two commanders in Hamas's military wing: Muhammad Halawa of the military intelligence apparatus and Ahmed Zuhair Fouad Abu Odeh of the engineering unit, in addition to members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in strikes on the Gaza Strip. Accounts of the Israeli announcement varied between three and four members, with no immediate comment from the two movements or Palestinian sources.

📍 Where things stand: The announcements come only from the Israeli army, with no immediate confirmation or comment from Hamas, Islamic Jihad or Palestinian sources.

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26 Oct 2026, 12:08 The Israeli army announced it had killed an operative from the military intelligence apparatus and an engineering commander in Hamas's military wing. According to the army spokesman, citing Maariv, the army and Shin Bet assassinated the day before yesterday in the Gaza City area Muhammad Halawa, a commander in the military intelligence apparatus of Hamas's military wing, and last Thursday assassinated Ahmed Zuhair Fouad Abu Odeh, a commander in the engineering unit of the movement's military wing; he said both were seeking to carry out military operations against Israeli forces and citizens.
26 Oct 2026, 19:59 The Israeli army spokesman, citing Yedioth Ahronoth, announced that several airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed three members of the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad: Alaa Abu Zayed, Hamdan Salman Ibrahim Abu Amra and Fawzi Salem Al-Sawarka. The army also announced the killing of Muhammad Anan Muhammad Al-Rawagh, a group commander in the Nukhba unit of Hamas's military wing, in another assassination operation in Gaza City on Saturday.
26 Oct 2026, 20:13 The Israeli army announced it had killed four members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in airstrikes targeting sites across the Gaza Strip. No immediate comment was issued by the two movements or Palestinian sources on the toll.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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Number of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members the Israeli army announced killing in strikes on Gaza

Three members in Sunday's strikes, in addition to Muhammad Anan Muhammad Al-Rawagh in a separate operation on Saturday according to المترجم احمد المقادمة
Four members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip according to lebanon debate

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

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