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Three senior members of Hamas, who were actively involved in the attack on residential settlements in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, have been eliminated in Gaza.

Axar.az informs that this was reported by the Israeli military.

"During the operations, Majdi Akilan, deputy commander of the Shati battalion and one of the leaders of the attack on Nir Oz kibbutz, Mamdouh Mahana, a senior Hamas commander, and Ahmad Suidan, a platoon commander of the Shati battalion, were eliminated," the statement noted.

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Israel neutralized Nidal al-Najjar, the commander of the Hamas air force in Gaza City, with an airstrike.

This was reported by the Israel Defense Forces.