IDF Strikes Hamas Brigade Commander at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis

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The IDF and Shin Bet struck overnight at Mohammed Abu Ismail, commander of the Khan Younis Brigade of Hamas, and other militants who were hiding in the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza. Gaza reported six killed and more than 20 wounded in the strike.

The IDF said Hamas had turned the hospital into a military headquarters, where weapons were stored and command and interrogation rooms were operated. According to the IDF, the second floor of the compound served as a headquarters from which terror plots were advanced, and civilians were barred from entering it.

The IDF said Abu Ismail was responsible for holding Israeli hostages during the war, including Nimrod Cohen, Matan Zangauker and Idan Alexander. According to the IDF, dozens of hostages were held in the hospital compound. Other militants were also wounded in the strike, and according to assessments in Israel, Abu Ismail was wounded, but his death has not yet been confirmed.