An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas compound in the Gaza city of Rafah Sunday killed two top Hamas officials as well as dozens of civilians.
An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas compound in the Gaza city of Rafah has killed two top Hamas officials as well as dozens of civilians.
While the exact number of killed remains unclear at this time, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it struck a Hamas compound in Rafah „in which significant Hamas terrorists were operating.“
The IDF, citing intelligence indicating Hamas’ use of the area, said it carried out the strike „against legitimate targets under international law.“
IDF sources told Fox News Digital the strike eliminated Yassin Rabia, the commander of Hamas’ leadership in Judea and Samaria, as well as Khaled Nagar, a senior official in Hamas’ Judea and Samaria wing.
The IDF said that both men had perpetrated numerous terrorist attacks in the early 2000s in which Israeli civilians and soldiers were killed.
The IDF acknowledged reports that „several civilians in the area were harmed“ from the airstrike and a subsequent fire. It said the incident is „under review.“
Palestinian health and civil emergency service officials, meanwhile, say the airstrike killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens more.
