Conflict & Security
Israel says it killed Hamas's northern Gaza brigade commander in strikes
September 29, 2026 at 07:57 AM · Updated 17d ago
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5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 15 hours
Israel has announced the killing of a senior Hamas brigade commander in Gaza as air strikes and gunfire killed two Palestinians and injured others.
- Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz announced in a joint statement that forces killed the commander of Hamas's northern Gaza brigade, without naming him.
- Local sources in Gaza said the target was Izz al-Din al-Bayk, commander of the northern brigade of the al-Qassam Brigades.
- Medical sources said two Palestinians were killed and others injured in Tuesday morning air strikes and Israeli gunfire, including on an apartment in Gaza City's al-Nasr neighborhood.
- The army separately said it killed Shadi Abu Husaiera in Gaza City, accusing him of serving as a financial official in Hamas's military wing.
- Al-Beik had assumed command of the Qassam Brigades in northern Gaza during the war, succeeding senior commander Ahmed al-Ghandour.
- The Palestinian news agency Wafa said the death toll from Tuesday's strikes rose to five, with three killed in a drone strike on a Jabalia camp.



