(Aug. 22, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday killed a company commander in the Deir al-Balah Battalion in Hamas\u2019s \u201cmilitary\u201d wing in the central Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
Throughout the war, he took part in efforts to restore Hamas\u2019s underground infrastructure, and recently, he advanced terrorist attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians, the IDF said.<\/p>\n
Identified as Sharif al-Hasanat, he was killed while posing an \u201cimmediate threat\u201d to the troops.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the IDF killed a terrorist in Gaza and detained another in two separate incidents, the military said.<\/p>\n
In southern Gaza, a terrorist crossed the Yellow Line and posed a threat to troops positioned in the area, the IDF said. \u201cThe troops fired and neutralized the terrorist in order to remove the threat,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, troops operating in the central Gaza Strip identified a Hamas terrorist armed with a knife.<\/p>\n
After he crossed the Yellow Line, the forces apprehended him and transferred him for questioning in Israel, the army said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIDF troops under the Southern Command remain deployed in the area in accordance with the [ceasefire] agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat,\u201d the military added.<\/p>\n
In a separate statement, the IDF said that it had eliminated on Wednesday in Gaza a Hamas terrorist named Sabahi Sami Mahmoud Shahata who held numerous hostages following the Hamas-led invasion of the northwestern Negev on Oct. 7, 2023, which led to the murdering of roughly 1,200 people and kidnapping of 251 more into the Strip.<\/p>\n
Sabahi, a platoon commander in Hamas\u2019s \u201cmilitary\u201d wing, also infiltrated Israel and participated in the Oct. 7 massacre, according to the IDF.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn November 2023, as part of the hostage release agreement, Sabahi participated in the handover \u2018ceremony\u2019 of the returnees and their transfer to the Red Cross,\u201d the military continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance,\u201d the army said.<\/p>\n