IDF kills Hamas naval commander in Gaza City airstrike
July 14, — The Israel Defense Forces eliminated a Hamas naval commander in a strike in the Gaza City area on Monday, the military said. Osama Naim Hamdi Shamlakh commanded a terrorist cell and “operated to rehabilitate and reinforce Hamas’s Naval Array force build-up and advanced terror attacks in the maritime domain,” according to the IDF. He was killed on Monday. In a separate strike in northern Gaza, the IDF eliminated three armed Hamas terrorists who tried to carry out attacks against Israeli soldiers operating in the Strip. 4 The Israel Defense Forces eliminated a Hamas naval commander in a strike in the Gaza City area on Monday, the military said. IDF 4 Osama Naim Hamdi Shamlakh commanded a terrorist cell and “operated to rehabilitate and reinforce Hamas’s Naval Array force build-up and advanced terror attacks in the maritime domain,” according to the IDF. IDF 4 In a separate strike in northern Gaza, the IDF eliminated three armed Hamas terrorists who tried to carry out attacks against Israeli soldiers operating in the Strip. IDF “The terrorists posed an imminent threat to the troops and were eliminated in precise aerial strikes,” the IDF said, adding that it took steps to prevent harm to noncombatants. Soldiers remain deployed in the enclave in accordance with the US-brokered Oct. 10, 2025, cease-fire agreement “and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat,” it added. Explore More Same-sex couple sues surrogate who refused to abort their 2-year-old son over a minor birth defect Wife reveals how she saved husband’s life after he was sucked out airplane window: ‘If we die, we die together’ Middle East allies rushing new pipelines, port to bypass Iran’s grip on Strait of Hormuz On Sunday, the IDF struck and killed a Hamas terrorist who attempted to smuggle military equipment into Gaza, in violation of the truce, the military said on Monday. Mustafa Oweisi “operated throughout the war to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip and, more recently, attempted to smuggle additional military equipment in an effort to rebuild Hamas’s military wing,” it added. 4 Family and friends mourn the death of a victim killed in an Israeli airstrike, at Al-Shifa Hospital on July 14, 2026, in Gaza City. Getty Images The military equipment he attempted to smuggle was intended for use by Hamas terrorists in maritime and aerial attacks, according to the IDF.