IDF confirms killing Hamas commander in overnight airstrike in Gaza, says struck over 250 'targets' in 24 hours

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has killed Madhat Mubasher, the commander of the Hamas terrorist organisations’ West Khan Yunis Battalion, during an overnight airstrike in the Gaza Strip. Sharing the video of Israel’s overnight strike in Gaza, IDF spokesperson said, Israeli forces and the Shin Bent killed Madhat Mubasher who “took part in sniper attacks and was responsible for large explosives devices used against IDF and Israeli settlements.” In the same post, the IDF said over the past day, it has attacked more than 250 targets of Hamas terrorist organisation in the Gaza strip.

צה״ל ושב"כ חיסלו הלילה את מדחת מבאשר, מפקד גדוד מערב חאן יונס בארגון הטרור חמאס. מדחת לקח חלק בפיגועי צליפה ומטענים גדולים לעבר כוחות צה״ל ולעבר יישובי ישראל.

כמו כן, ביממה האחרונה צה״ל תקף מעל ל-250 מטרות של ארגון הטרור חמאס ברצועת עזה, ביניהן, מנהרות טרור, עשרות מחבלים >> pic.twitter.com/aWBrHL2c75

— דובר צה״ל אפי דפרין - Effie Defrin (@IDFSpokesperson) October 27, 2023

Israel has been attacking Hamas after the Palestinian terrorist group’s onslaught on October 7. In another post on X, the IDF said it has been using fighter jets to target and neutralise Hamas terrorist. The Israeli force said it has struck more than 250 Hamas targets including a terrorist tunnel network in Gaza that detonated the secondary explosions. The targets included Hamas tunnels, command centers, rocket launching positions, and dozens of operatives, the IDF says. The military also confirms a Skylark 3 drone crashed in the Gaza Strip earlier on Friday, “as a result of a technical error". It also said there was no fear of sensitive information leaking from the device. With inputs from agencies