IDF kills five Hamas terrorists, among them military commander, in Gaza counterterrorism operation

Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense NewsThe IDF and Shin Bet have intensified counterterrorism efforts in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks with the goal of killing Hamas terrorists and minimizing reconstruction efforts.Follow us on GooglePalestinians walk past a destroyed Israeli armored vehicle left behind by the Israeli army during the recent war, in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, September 7, 2026.(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 01:31Updated: SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 01:53The IDF continued its counterterrorism operations across the Gaza Strip on Monday with five targeted strikes on Hamas terrorists. At least four terrorists serving in command and force-building positions were killed throughout the day, with one top commander from Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, a unit within the al-Qassam Brigades, killed in an overnight strike.According to an N12 report, the commander, named Ahmed al-Batech Abu Osama, was killed in a strike on his vehicle.Another terrorist was hiding inside a tent in Khan Yunis, whose southern half is currently under IDF control.The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) struck targets in Deir al-Balah, Daraj al-Tuffah, and Gaza City near Shifa Hospital, where the IDF had carried out an operation on a weapons storage facility last week. Ahmed al-Batech, a commander in Hamas's militar wing, was killed during IDF counterterrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, September 14, 2026. (credit: SCREENSHOT/N12)All of the strikes were directed based on intelligence from the Shin Bet and Military Intelligence Directorate, according to a military source.The IDF and Shin Bet have intensified counterterrorism operations against Hamas terrorists in Gaza in recent weeks.Among other targets have been officials involved in rebuilding the terror group and restoring its military capabilities in Gaza.Nili unit locating, killing terrorists who participated in October 7 MassacreThe Shin Bet’s Nili unit, established in 2023 with the goal of tracking and killing Hamas members who participated in the October 7 Massacre, has also been working on locating terrorists involved in the attack. Security forces are also focusing on damaging Hamas’s ability to acquire weapons. The Air Force has struck in the past two weeks around 20 of the terror group’s weapons storage facilities, as well as workshops and laboratories used for the production of weapons.Follow us on Google