Israel: Israel said that it killed a top Hamas commander in an airstrike on southern Gaza.
A Hamas statement confirmed the killing of Samir Mahmoud Hassan Abu Younis, commander of the group's Rafah Brigade, and said a funeral would be held for him later in the day.
The Israeli military said Abu Younis was killed in a strike just after midnight Saturday.
It said he had been working to build up Hamas and directing plans “to advance and carry out terror attacks.” Two months earlier, his predecessor was also killed in an Israeli strike.
The military said it targeted other Hamas militants in Sunday's strike but provided no additional details.
