Israeli military says it struck a senior Hamas commander in Khan Younis; Hamas confirms Rafah brigade commander Samir Abu Younis was killed
The Israeli military said on Sunday, November 15, that it had struck a senior commander in Hamas' armed wing. Hamas sources told Reuters that the Israeli airstrike killed senior armed Hamas commander Samir Abu Younis in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Hamas later confirmed his death and said his funeral would be held on Sunday afternoon in Khan Younis.
Abu Younis, 53, commanded the Rafah brigade in Hamas' armed wing. Medics said he was killed in an airstrike that targeted him in a street in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, and that others were wounded in the attack and taken for treatment in the area of the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
Israel's military and the Shin Bet security agency had earlier said in a joint statement that they had targeted a senior Hamas military commander in a drone strike in Khan Younis on Saturday. Gaza's Ministry of Health said in its latest update on Saturday that Israeli attacks had killed 16 people and injured 68 others over the past 48 hours.
An October 2025 ceasefire halted major fighting but has not stopped Israeli attacks or secured Hamas' disarmament, Reuters reported. Gaza's Health Ministry said that since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, 2025, at least 1,643 Palestinians have been killed and 5,964 injured.
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：加沙地带南部汗尤尼斯一带的废墟街景（资料图），本次空袭发生在该市马瓦西地区。作者：Felton Davis，CC BY 2.0，维基共享资源。 / Photo: Rubble in the Khan Younis area of the southern Gaza Strip (file photo); the strike took place in the Mawasi area of the city. Credit: Felton Davis, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.