An Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, killing Anas Mahmoud Ahmed Nimr Hamdan, the military media commander of the Khan Younis brigade in Hamas's armed wing, according to reports from Gaza.
At 13:55 Jerusalem, Gaza reports have identified the commander killed in the earlier strike as Anas Mahmoud Ahmed Nimr Hamdan, the military media commander of the Khan Younis brigade in Hamas's armed wing. The identification comes after initial reports of a drone strike on a jeep in northwest Khan Younis that killed two operatives around 11:54 Jerusalem.
The thread began at 11:54 Jerusalem with unverified reports of an Israeli drone strike on a jeep in northwest Khan Younis, killing two and wounding several. Within the same hour, the Abu Ali Express outlet identified one of the killed as Anas Hamdan, commander of the military media wing of the Khan Younis battalion, and noted he is the grandson of a Hamas founder and married to the daughter of Rafa'a Salama, the former brigade commander eliminated alongside Mohammed Deif. Subsequent Gaza reports confirmed the role and gave the full name, describing the target as a vehicle in Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis. The Zioneer reported the initial confirmation at 13:37 Jerusalem.
The strike is part of a pattern of IDF targeting of Hamas operatives in Khan Younis. As The Zioneer reported on June 13, an IDF drone strike killed a Hamas battalion commander in the Amal neighborhood. Another strike on June 23 targeted a motorcycle in Al-Mawasi, killing one operative. The killing of Hamdan, who held a media role within the military wing, follows the elimination of other senior Hamas figures in the southern Gaza sector, including a tunnel chief and a Rafah crossing police director in recent weeks.
The IDF has not officially commented on the strike or the identity of the killed operatives. The exact location of the strike — initially described as a jeep in northwest Khan Younis and later as a vehicle in Al-Mawasi — remains unclear. The total number of casualties from the strike also varies between initial reports of two killed and later reports focusing on Hamdan alone.
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