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Senior Hamas operatives, including October 7 commanders, killed in Israeli airstrikes

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Israeli fighter jets eliminated key Hamas operatives this week, IDF military said Friday. 

The army continues its targeted operations against the perpetrators of the October 7 massacres © Mena Today 

The army continues its targeted operations against the perpetrators of the October 7 massacres © Mena Today 

Israeli fighter jets eliminated key Hamas operatives this week, IDF military said Friday. 

Among those killed were Majdi Aqilan, deputy commander of the Hamas Shati Battalion, who was implicated in the Oct. 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, and Mamdouh Mehna, a senior figure in Hamas’ tunneling operations, also involved in the kibbutz attack. 

Additionally, Ahmad Suwaidan, a Hamas company commander linked to the kidnapping of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, was killed in the strikes.

By Ahmad Sein 

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