Israel says it has killed senior Hamas operative Farah Hamed in a Gaza City airstrike, accusing him of involvement in deadly attacks dating back to the Second Intifada. According to Israeli security agencies, Hamed was linked to the Silwad cell, which carried out shooting attacks in the West Bank. Israeli authorities also say he was involved in recruiting and directing attacks through Hamas’s West Bank Headquarters. The Israeli security establishment says the strike was carried out in a joint operation involving the elite Gideonim unit of Israel Police, the Shin Bet and the IDF.

A senior Hamas commander from the Khan Younis Brigade has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in the latest strike targeting Hamas operatives despite the ongoing ceasefire framework. The IDF identified the slain commander as Hudheifa Muammar, a company commander whom it linked to dozens of attacks and efforts to restore Hamas's military capabilities in the Gaza Strip. Another Hamas operative, Muhammad Bahjat Rashi, was also reported killed in the strike. The Israeli military said its Southern Command will continue operations in Gaza to eliminate what it describes as immediate terrorist threats. The latest developments come despite a ceasefire that brought an end to major fighting, with Israel continuing to carry out strikes over alleged Hamas activity and security threats. WATCH