Israeli airstrike kills Hamas naval commander

Jerusalem, Nov 24: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday said that an airstrike in Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, killed a Hamas naval commander. In a statement on X, the military said: “Amar Abu Jalalah was a senior operative in Hamas’ naval forces and involved in directing several terror attacks by sea that were thwarted by the IDF.” Without giving any additional details, the IDF also said that “an additional operative in Hamas’ naval forces” was also killed. Israel’s assessment suggested the military wing of Hamas was made up of 24 battalions, 10 of which had been “hurt significantly” by Israeli strikes since October 7, CNN quoted the official as saying. Some battalions in the north of Gaza lost more than four of their commanders, the official said. (IANS)