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IDF Kills 5 Senior Hamas Commanders
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The Israel Defense Forces said its airstrikes in Gaza killed five senior Hamas commanders on Thursday. They included the deputy head of Hamas' intelligence directorate, Shadi Barud, who planned the Oct. 7 massacre along with Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar. Another strike killed the head of Hamas' North Khan Younis rocket array, Hassan al-Abdullah. Also killed were three senior commanders in Hamas' Daraj-Tuffah Battalion: battalion commander Rifaat Abbas, deputy commander Ibrahim Jadba, and combat support commander Tarek Maarouf. Thursday saw multiple salvos of Palestinian rockets aimed at central Israel, including the cities of Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Bat Yam, Givatayim, Ramat Gan, and Holon, as well as barrages targeting Ashdod, Ashkelon and Netivot, as well as the largely evacuated Gaza border communities.