An Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis killed a senior Hamas commander, Gaza health officials reported. The strike hit in the south of the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces said the high-ranking member of Hamas’s armed wing, Samir Abu Younis, was killed. Other people were reportedly injured. Reuters reported the death was confirmed by Hamas-linked sources. Hamas later confirmed that Abu Younis had died. The 53-year-old led the Rafah Brigade. He had been with Hamas’s armed wing, the Kassam Brigades, since 1991, and held multiple leadership roles in Rafah. The Hamas said the burial would take place in Khan Yunis. Hamas pointed to a ceasefire agreed in October 2025, saying it had ended the worst fighting, but without stopping Israeli attacks or disarming Hamas.