An Israeli drone strike this evening in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis killed Mahmoud al-Barim, director of the Rafah crossing in the Hamas police force (rank equivalent to chief superintendent), Palestinian sources report. Three other people were killed in separate drone strikes across the Gaza Strip today.
This evening's strike in the Gheit camp in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis killed Mahmoud al-Barim, the director of the Rafah crossing in the Hamas police, equivalent to a chief superintendent. The strike was the third of three drone attacks today across the Gaza Strip that collectively killed four people. Al-Barim's role as head of the Rafah crossing police makes him a senior figure in Hamas's civil governance apparatus in Gaza. As The Zioneer reported at 21:48 today, earlier strikes in the Strip had already killed three others. Al-Barim's elimination follows a pattern of Israeli drone strikes targeting Hamas police and military officials in recent weeks, including the killing of three Hamas police officers on June 27 and the elimination of four Hamas commanders on June 28. The identity and affiliation of the other three killed today have not yet been detailed.
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