A Hamas operative identified by Palestinian reports as Anas Mahmoud Ahmed Nimer Hamdan, the terror group’s military spokesman for its Khan Younis Brigade, was reportedly eliminated Thursday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a vehicle in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

According to the reports, Hamdan also was the son-in-law of Rafaa Salameh, the former commander of Hamas’ Khan Younis Brigade, who was eliminated alongside Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif nearly two years ago.

Separately, the IDF announced that overnight operations in central Gaza destroyed four Hamas weapons depots containing Kalashnikov rifles, RPG launchers, grenades, explosive devices, and additional combat equipment.

The military said the weapons were intended for use in attacks against IDF troops operating in the area and against Israeli civilians. The weapons caches were destroyed to eliminate the threat, the IDF said.

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