2 high-ranking Hamas commanders killed in Gaza, claim Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces said they have killed two high-ranking Hamas commanders in Gaza, alongside numerous other targets struck within the Strip over the past day. Muhammad Awdallah, the head of the anti-tank guided missile array in Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, and Akram Hijazi, a Hamas naval forces commander, were neutralized following intelligence efforts conducted by the Shin Bet security agency and Military Intelligence Directorate, the army said on Wednesday.