The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated in two strikes on Monday in Khan Younis the terrorist Mahmoud Qafeh, head of a sniper cell in Hamas's military wing, and Asaad Qashta, a terrorist from the terror organization 'Army of Islam' who promoted smuggling into the Gaza Strip. In an additional strike on Sunday in Khan Younis, the IDF and Shin Bet eliminated four terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad: Mohammed al-Gamal, head of a cell in Hamas's military wing, Mohammed al-Namas, a terrorist in Hamas's military wing, Shaher Zaarab, a Nukhba Company commander and Mohammed Abu Shaar, a sniper operative in Islamic Jihad.

