IDF says it killed commander of Hamas’s anti-tank missile units in airstrike

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

A salvo of rockets fired from inside the Gaza Strip towards Israel on October 31, 2023. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
A salvo of rockets fired from inside the Gaza Strip towards Israel on October 31, 2023. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

The Israel Defense Forces says it has killed the commander of Hamas’s anti-tank guided missile array, Muhammad A’sar, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip today.

According to the IDF, A’sar was “responsible for all of Hamas’s anti-tank missile units throughout the Gaza Strip, commanded the units in routine times and assisted their activity in emergencies.”

The IDF says that under his command, “numerous” missile attacks were carried out against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.

The military publishes a video showing the airstrike.

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