Top Hamas commander who plotted October 7 attacks assassinated by Israel

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Among those taken out were Muhammad Ata Zaki Kishawi, a member of Hamas’s bloodthirsty Nukhba force that stormed Israel on October 7, 2023, weapons manufacturer Ali Na’im Aish Abu…

A senior Hamas commander who masterminded the October 7 terror attacks has been killed in a precision overnight strike by Israeli forces. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it eliminated Samir Mahmoud Hassan Abu Younis, head of Hamas’s notorious Rafah Brigade, during a targeted operation in the Gaza Strip. In a humiliating blow to the terror group, Younis had been in charge of the brigade for barely two months after stepping in to replace previous chief Nael Abu Obeid, who was wiped out on September 15. Hamas was forced to confirm the death of the veteran terrorist in an obituary posted on Telegram, admitting he sat on the group’s general military council.

The terror outfit revealed Younis was one of the "founding generation of the al-Qassam Brigades," having joined its ranks back in 1991. A Hamas statement admitted: "He was among the most senior commanders involved in planning and overseeing the October 7 attack."

Younis’s elimination is the latest scalp claimed by the IDF in a relentless blitz on Hamas leadership. Over the past week alone, Israeli troops say they have wiped out 'more than 10 terrorists who advanced terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians and operated to restore' the group's capabilities.

Among those taken out were Muhammad Ata Zaki Kishawi, a member of Hamas’s bloodthirsty Nukhba force that stormed Israel on October 7, 2023, weapons manufacturer Ali Na’im Aish Abu Asei of the Saif al-Islam faction and Hani Ibrahim Said Khudri, a supply commander in the Sabra Battalion who also took part in the 2023 atrocities.

Israel has committed to a campaign to hunt down every single terrorist involved in the October 7 slaughter or the kidnapping of Israeli hostages. In a joint statement in September, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz warned: "We will continue to hunt and pursue all of the organisation’s terrorists, from its commanders down to its last operative, wherever they may hide – until Hamas no longer…

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