IDF kills Hamas battalion commander in northern Gaza strike

The IDF, in coordination with Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), killed the commander of Hamas's Jabaliya Battalion in a strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday night, the military announced on Tuesday.The terrorist, identified as Ahmad Batash, was responsible for managing logistics for the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades Northern Gaza Brigade and was an integral part of supplying weapons and equipment to Hamas terrorists in the region.He was actively working to "restore the terrorist organization's capabilities, in systematic violation of the ceasefire," the military said.Batash recently led attacks on IDF troops and Israeli civilians, according to the militaryBatash's killing is a continuation of IDF and Shin Bet counterterrorism operations across the Gaza Strip.This marks at least the fifth terrorist serving in command and force-building positions killed this week.At least four Hamas commanders were killed on Monday, with one top commander from Hamas's Gaza City Brigade killed in an overnight strike.IDF kills PIJ cell commander who infiltrated Kissufim on Oct. 7Later on Tuesday, the IDF announced it killed Mohsen Farid Said Abu Hadaf, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist who infiltrated the Kissufim area during the October 7 massacre, in strikes last week in the area of Khan Yunis.Hadaf also served as a PIJ rocket cell commander and had recently "advanced terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians in systematic violation of the ceasefire," the military said. Avi Ashkenazi and Miriam Sela-Eitam contributed to this report.