Israeli Forces Kill Senior Hamas Military Commander Samir Abu Younis in Gaza

The Israeli military and Shin Bet conducted a joint airstrike on Sunday morning targeting a senior member of Hamas's military wing. Palestinian sources confirmed the death of <b>Samir Abu Younis</b>, the commander of the Rafah Brigade in the Al-Qassam Brigades, in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. Gaza's civil defence reported receiving the body of the 53-year-old commander, while noting that two other people were wounded in the strike. This operation occurred despite a US-backed ceasefire, during which the Gaza health ministry reports over <b>1,600 Palestinians</b> have been killed.