The Israeli army killed a Hamas military leader in southern Gaza

The IDF launched an extensive operation on the Beaufort ridge and in the Nahal Saluki area in southern Lebanon (@IDFonline) The Israeli military reported that it struck a senior commander of Hamas's military wing in the southern Gaza Strip this Sunday. Samir Abu Younis, commander of the Rafah Brigade of the Al-Qassam Brigades, died this Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, Palestinian sources confirmed to the AFP agency. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA), known as Shin Bet, stated in a joint statement that the target was "a high-ranking terrorist from Hamas's military wing." The statement did not identify the targeted leader and anticipated that more details would be released in the coming hours. A Palestinian security source declared shortly after midnight on Saturday that Younis died in an operation "targeted against him in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis." The spokesman for Gaza's Civil Defense, Mahmoud Bassal, told AFP that the agency received the body of Younis, who was 53 years old. Hours before the IDF statement, the military confirmed that more than 10 terrorists were eliminated in several attacks across Gaza during the past week. In addition, a weapons manufacturing workshop in the enclave was dismantled. Israel and Hamas exchange accusations over violations of the ceasefire that began on October 10, 2025. The truce came after two years of war, which began with the terrorist group's attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023. Hezbollah says it is willing to negotiate armament if Israel leaves Lebanon The leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Naim Qassem, delivers a televised speech from an unknown location (Al Manar TV/REUTERS TV/via REUTERS/Archive) Israel is also attending to another conflict front in Lebanon. The secretary general of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, conditioned this Wednesday any discussion about the disarmament of the terrorist organization on a prior Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The statement came as Lebanese authorities seek to advance with the plan to concentrate weapons in the hands of official forces. "We are willing to reach agreements on the most complex issues. We can even talk about armament, but only after the withdrawal and the end of the tutelage," Qassem declared in a televised speech during an event honoring those killed in the conflicts with Israel. The Lebanese government approved an initiative for state security forces to concentrate the possession of weapons after the 2024 war between Hezbollah and Israel. The authorities reaffirmed that decision after the start of a new conflict in March, following the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28. The plan is part of the framework agreement that Lebanon and Israel signed in June. The disarmament of Hezbollah has made almost no progress due to the risk of internal violence and the opposition of the Shiite militia, which maintains that the Israeli threat continues. Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony organized by the group to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of the former leader of the terrorist group, Hassan Nasrallah (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra) Qassem asserted that the Israeli attacks against Lebanese territory seek to impose the disarmament of the organization. "There will be no exclusivity with the weapons of the resistance, nor control, nor restriction, nor disarmament of the resistance as long as the Israeli occupation continues," he stated. The head of Hezbollah questioned the agreement with Israel, considering that it favors that country without equivalent concessions for Lebanon. He also asserted that Israel has not taken "a single step forward" to fulfill the pact. The understanding provides for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanese territory and the gradual transfer of areas to the Lebanese Army. Four months after the signing, that mechanism has only reached three villages out of more than 60 occupied localities, according to Qassem. "In Lebanon, there must be a national effort that we embody through mutual cooperation, defending our land and protecting our sovereignty, and we must not allow the enemies to control us," stated the secretary general of the terrorist organization. Qassem rejected direct talks between Lebanon and Israel, although he reiterated that Hezbollah would support an indirect dialogue path.