The IDF announced the elimination of three Hamas field commanders in the Gaza Strip.

Israel has eliminated three field commanders of the Palestinian Hamas movement. This was announced on Thursday, July 17, by the press service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

"The Israel Defense Forces eliminated the deputy commander of the Jabalia battalion of the Hamas movement, Iyar Nasser. <...> Two more terrorists were eliminated along with Iyar Nasser: <... Hassan Mahmoud Muhammad Mari— commander of the Jabalia Hamas central company, and Muhammad Zaki Shamade Hamad, deputy commander of the Beit Hanoun Hamas battalion, wrote on the IDF Telegram channel.

All three eliminated radicals participated in the Hamas attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, the press service of the Israeli army said.

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