The IDF announced Friday that an airstrike led by the Israeli Air Force, with intelligence support from the IDF and Shin Bet, killed Izz al-Din Kassab, a senior Hamas leader and member of its political bureau, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Kassab oversaw national relations within Hamas, managing the terrorist group’s coordination and strategic military ties with other armed factions in Gaza, according to the IDF.
"Kassab was a significant power figure responsible for directing terror activities against Israel," the statement read. He was one of the last high-ranking members of Hamas’ political bureau remaining in Gaza. Kassab’s aide, Ayman Ayesh, was also killed in the operation.