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Hamas’ armed wing said early Sunday that its Rafah brigade commander, Samir Mahmoud Abu Younis, had been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza, Anadolu Agency reported.
The Al-Qassam Brigades said Abu Younis was a member of its General Military Council and was killed in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
Earlier, the Israeli army said it had carried out a strike with the Shin Bet security agency targeting a senior member of Hamas’ armed wing, without identifying the person.
Nasser Medical Complex said an Israeli drone strike in Al-Mawasi killed one Palestinian and wounded two others.
Abu Younis commanded the Rafah brigade, previously led by Nael Abu Obeid, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis on Sept. 15.
Figures released by Gaza’s Health Ministry showed that Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, which took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, had killed 1,643 Palestinians and wounded 5,964 as of Saturday.
Since October 2023, Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and wounded over 176,000, most of them women and children, according to the ministry.
The war has also destroyed around 90% of Gaza’s infrastructure. The UN estimates that reconstruction will cost approximately $71.4 billion.
