In the central Gaza Strip city of Deir al Balah, Hamas terrorists embedded a rocket launcher in a humanitarian area.
Ashak had been active over the last few years, directing smuggling operations that brought weapons into Gaza through the Rafah Crossing and other underground tunnels.
The director of the Hamas-run government media office in Gaza told Reuters that Israeli attacks in districts of Gaza City had killed 42 people.
In the last few months, amid heightened attacks between Hezbollah and the IDF, Ibrahim promoted Hezbollah's consolidation in southern Lebanon while trying to improve the organization's ground combat.
The anonymous sources said the commander's role in Hezbollah was as significant as that of Wissam Tawil, a senior Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli strike in January.
Behind the lines: The choice, a much grimmer one now because of the long period of drift, is whether to destroy those forces or to allow them to continue their strategy of Israel’s slow strangulation
Syrian state media reported earlier on Wednesday that the country's air defenses had intercepted "hostile targets" over Homs, without giving further details.
At the moment, the US has no information to confirm or disprove the claim and is waiting for the results of the IDF's investigation.
Israel says civilians were not near Rafah strike • US destroys Houthi UAV • US considers sanctioning settlers disrupting humanitarian aid transport
IDF airstrikes targeted Hamas leaders Yassin Rabia and Khalid Nagaar in Rafah, claiming it struck legitimate targets while following the ICJ's ruling.