The commander of Hamas’s aerial forces in Gaza City was killed in a recent airstrike, the IDF and Shin Bet announced, APA reports citing The Times of Israel.
According to the military, Nidal al-Najjar was among the Hamas commanders who planned the aerial infiltration into Israel during the October 7 attack.
Al-Najjar was killed in an airstrike on Tuesday, the Israeli military said.
The IDF said he was also responsible for Hamas’s air defenses, and during the war carried out explosive-laden drone attacks against troops operating in Gaza.