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Hamas military supply chief killed in Israeli airstrike, IDF says

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The IDF reported on Saturday that it eliminated a senior Hamas official responsible for arms trade, production.

An Israeli army position near Gaza © Mena Today 

An Israeli army position near Gaza © Mena Today 

The IDF reported on Saturday that it eliminated a senior Hamas official responsible for arms trade, production and procurement for the terror organization's military wing in an airstrike in southern Gaza's Rafah the day before. 

According to the statement, Hassan al-Atrash, who was killed in an attack on a vehicle he was driving in, also participated in smuggling weapons from various countries to the Gaza Strip and, more recently, was involved in smuggling weapons into the West Bank. 

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