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Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander in Airstrike

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Newest development Oct 17, 2023 · 3 reportsHamas Says One of Its Top Commanders Killed in Israel Strike

An airstrike in Gaza killed a Hamas commander who led one of last weekend’s massacres of civilians, the Israeli military said. The strike, late on Saturday in southern Gaza, k

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  1. Israel says it killed 1,500 Hamas terrorists, pointing to a brutal fight ahead in Gaza

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  2. Hamas attack on Israel a fatal miscalculation, analysts say

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    Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander in Airstrike

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    Hamas Says One of Its Top Commanders Killed in Israel Strike

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  1. NBC News

    Israel says it killed 1,500 Hamas terrorists, pointing to a brutal fight ahead in Gaza (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The large number of slain militants in the streets of Israel's south raises the question of how many fighters Hamas has in total, and what a looming invasion in Gaza might look like.

  2. Fox News

    Israeli Air Force unleashing 'extensive attack waves' on Gaza Strip, kills 2 senior Hamas officials (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Israeli Air Force says continued airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in retaliation for Hamas’ assault on Israel have killed two terrorist group officials.

  3. Townhall

  4. The Times of Israel

    2 people killed in Hamas rocket strike on south, as IDF targets ‘terror nest’ in Gaza (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Army says it killed Hamas’s minister of economy and another senior official in terror group; 4 terrorists taken out by IDF along Zikim beach; missile barrages from Strip continue

  5. Al-Monitor

    Israel vows Hamas's destruction after deadly assault (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israel pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip for the fifth straight day since the militants' audacious attack and the death toll spiralled into the thousands, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the complete destruction of the militant group.

  6. CNN

    7 Ukrainians killed in Hamas attacks on Israel, foreign ministry says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Israel is "conducting a large-scale strike" on Hamas targets in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday, as the conflict enters a sixth day. Follow live updates here.

  7. France 24

    Hamas attack on Israel a fatal miscalculation, analysts say (opens France 24)

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    In its bloody assault on Israel, Hamas was aiming to break a stalemate in Gaza, analysts say, but with its neighbour now determined to eradicate the Islamist group, it may have made a fatal mistake.

  8. Fox News

    Israeli airstrikes kill senior Hamas naval operative, destroyed operational command centers in Gaza: IDF (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched several airstrikes into Gaza overnight, that targeted command centers used by Hamas, as well as its Nukhba elite force.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Hamas Official Says Terrorist Group Didn’t Kill Civilians, Blames Gaza Citizens (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Saleh al-Arouri, a Hamas spokesperson, denied that his organization targeted civilians, The Times of Israel reported.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Israel war: Hamas and its backers are the last people on Earth who deserve a 'Day of Rage' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    On Saturday morning, fighters from the terrorist group Hamas launched a guerrilla attack on Israel that left over 1,200 dead and hundreds more wounded. Hamas used paragliders to cross into Israel and assassinated innocent concertgoers at a music festival as part of the attack. There were around 260…

  11. Fox News

    IDF says it continued to attack Hamas military targets, headquarters in Gaza Strip; Hamas official killed (opens Fox News)

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    The Israeli Defense Forces announced Saturday that it has continued to attack Hamas terrorists throughout the Gaza Strip as the war resulting from Hamas' attack continues.

  12. Washington Times

    Israel says it killed Hamas leader who led Oct. 7 attacks; thousands flee Gaza (opens Washington Times)

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    An airstrike killed a Hamas leader who commanded the deadly Oct. 7 terrorist assault that killed more than 1,300 Israeli civilians, Israeli officials said Saturday, while thousands of residents raced to get out of an increasingly chaotic and dangerous Gaza Strip ahead of a possible full-scale ground…

  13. Wall Street Journal

    Israel Says Latest Strikes Killed Hamas Commanders (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    A strike on Gaza killed the head of Hamas’s aerial systems unit that was responsible for coordinating last Saturday’s assaults while another strike killed a commander who led the attack, the Israeli military said. Israel continues to target Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas’s military wing, and Yahy

  14. New York Post

    Israel war live updates: Top Hamas official killed in overnight strike, Israeli Air Force says (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Follow the Post’s live updates for the latest news, reactions, heroic stories, photos and more.

  15. RedState

  16. Washington Examiner

    Israel says Hamas commanders who orchestrated surprise terror attack have been killed (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The two leading Hamas commanders who helped orchestrate the surprise attack on the Gaza Strip last weekend have been killed by Israel Defense Forces, the military group claimed on Saturday.

  17. The Daily Caller

    Israel Says Its Forces Killed Hamas Leader Who Spearheaded Massacre (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Israel announced that it killed Ali Qadi, a Hamas commander who spearheaded the mass terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

  18. New York Post

    Two Hamas honchos killed in Gaza airstrikes, Israeli military says (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two Hamas leaders who orchestrated last week’s terror attack on Israel, including the commander of the murderous paragliders who slaughtered civilians from the air were killed in airstrikes.

  19. Wall Street Journal

    Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander in Airstrike (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    An airstrike in Gaza killed a Hamas commander who led one of last weekend’s massacres of civilians, the Israeli military said. The strike, late on Saturday in southern Gaza, k

  20. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Israel drills for offensive; Hamas commander killed in airstrike (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The military said Sunday an airstrike in southern Gaza had killed a Hamas commander blamed for the killings at Nirim, one of several communities Hamas had attacked in southern Israel.

  21. Insider

    Israel's No.1 Hamas kill target is Yahya Sinwar, the 'Butcher from Khan Younis' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Israel intends to kill the top Hamas official Yahya Sinwar, who is hiding out in Gaza, whom they call the "new face of evil."

  22. New York Post

    Israel kills Hamas honcho behind one of heinous kibbutz attacks (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Israel Defense Forces claimed they “neutralized” Billal Al Kedra, the commander of the southern Khan Yunis Nukhba forces, in the Gaza Strip late Saturday.

  23. Fox News

    Israel reports killing top Hamas commanders, 'eliminating' other key terror operatives in Gaza airstrikes (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israel Defense Forces said southern Khan Yunis Nukhba commander Billal Al Kedra and at least six other Hamas operatives were eliminated in Gaza airstrikes.

  24. Wall Street Journal

    Hamas Says One of Its Top Commanders Killed in Israel Strike (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Militant group Hamas said the commander of the central brigade of its military wing, Ayman Nofal "Abu Ahmed," was killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip. Nofal was a member of the group's General Military Council, it said. The Israeli military said Tuesday that it attacked 200 targets in Gaza overnig

  25. The Times of Israel

    Israeli strike kills top Hamas commander in charge of Central Gaza Brigade (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Army say Ayman Nofal was one of terror group's 'most dominant senior officials'; Gallant says Hamas members have two options: surrender or die

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