IDF says it killed 6 top members of Hamas naval commando forces in recent Gaza strikes

Six top members of Hamas’s naval commando forces were killed in a series of recent operations in the Gaza Strip, the military and Shin Bet announce.

The Hamas naval commanders were targeted during the ongoing offensive in Gaza, which began in mid-May. The military says the operations were led by the Israeli Navy, the Intelligence Directorate, the Southern Command and the Shin Bet.

The IDF says the Hamas operatives had advanced sea-borne attacks against troops and Israeli civilians, and some had participated in the planning of the October 7 onslaught.

They are named by the IDF and Shin Bet as: Ramzi Salah, the naval forces commander in northern Gaza; Jamal al-Baba, the naval forces commander in central Gaza; Ratab Abu Sahiban, the naval forces commander in Gaza City; Omar Abu Jalala, the naval forces commander in Khan Younis; Mohammed Qashta, the naval forces commander in Rafah; and Ahmad Ali, the successor to Abu Sahiban as commander of the naval forces in Gaza City.

The IDF already announced Salah’s death earlier this month, in a strike on a cafe that reportedly killed 24 people.

Footage released by the IDF on July 11, 2025, shows strikes on Hamas naval commanders in the Gaza Strip. (Israel Defense Forces)