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IDF says it killed Hamas company commander in Gaza strike

By Emanuel Fabian 13 August 2026, 4:15 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Palestinians in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, August 12, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)
Palestinians in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, August 12, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)

The IDF confirms carrying out a strike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis a short while ago, saying it targeted and killed a Hamas company commander who was advancing attacks.

The Hamas commander was planning attacks on Israeli forces in the Strip and was targeted “to remove the threat to the forces,” the military says.

The strike is the second one to hit Gaza this week, following a weeklong pause in airstrikes amid discussions over a US-backed roadmap for Hamas’s disarmament and the gradual withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza.

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