IDF says Hamas’s Gaza City naval chief killed in airstrike

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Smoke billows from Israeli strikes on eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024. (AFP)
Smoke billows from Israeli strikes on eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024. (AFP)

The commander of Hamas’s naval forces in Gaza City was killed in a recent airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the IDF and Shin Bet security agency announce.

Ahmed Ali, according to the military, was involved in advancing attacks against Israel and troops in the Gaza Strip amid the war.

In recent weeks, Ali was involved in attacks on IDF troops operating in central Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, the military says.

The IDF also says that in recent years Ali had been managing various projects for Hamas’s naval forces.

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