IDF says leading Hamas intel officer killed in Gaza airstrike

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

IDF troops are seen operating in the Gaza Strip in this handout photo published on September 21, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops are seen operating in the Gaza Strip in this handout photo published on September 21, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

A prominent Hamas intelligence officer was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the IDF says.

The military says Muhammad Mansour was a “significant source of technological knowledge in Hamas’s military intelligence.”

Over the past day, some 20 targets were struck by the Israeli Air Force across Gaza, including buildings used by the terror group and operatives, the IDF says.

Meanwhile, the IDF’s 162nd Division continues to operate in southern Gaza’s Rafah, where in the past day the military says troops located weapons, killed gunmen, and destroyed sites used by Hamas.

In the Netzarim Corridor of central Gaza, the IDF’s 5th and 14th reserve brigades were recently deployed there to operate under the 252nd Division, swapping out the Jerusalem and Harel reserve brigades.

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