A Hamas commander who “posed a threat” to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip was killed in a strike on Tuesday, the military announced, as it continued to launch attacks against targets it said were terror operatives endangering troops in the enclave.

The Tuesday strike in southern Gaza killed Adel Jihad Mohammad Asfour, a platoon commander in Hamas’s military wing, according to the IDF statement on Wednesday.

During the war, Asfour advanced sniper and explosive device attacks against Israeli troops, the military said, adding that recently, alongside advancing “imminent” attacks, he also worked to rebuild Hamas’s capabilities.

“The terrorist posed a threat to IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip and was eliminated in an aerial strike,” the IDF said.

The military also identified on Wednesday four other Hamas operatives who they said were advancing attacks on troops and were killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip in the past week.

The military named the operatives as Wael Mahmoud Ali Labad and Muaz Mohammad Hassan Ahmad, both anti-tank operatives; Sameh Abu Kamil, a platoon commander; and Akram Ashraf Hamad Labad, a sniper operative.

Additionally, several rocket-launching tunnel shafts were destroyed in strikes on Monday, the IDF added.

The military published footage showing some of the strikes.

במספר תקיפות להסרת איום: צה"ל חיסל ארבעה מחבלים והשמיד פירי שיגור של ארגון הטרור חמאס צה"ל תקף במהלך השבוע האחרון בצפון רצועת עזה, וחיסל ארבעה מחבלים מהזרוע הצבאית של ארגון הטרור חמאס שקידמו מתווי טרור נגד כוחות צה"ל הפועלים ברצועת עזה. המחבלים שחוסלו:* ואיל מחמוד עלי לבד -… pic.twitter.com/aw7GA2pCAW — צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) July 1, 2026

במספר תקיפות להסרת איום: צה"ל חיסל ארבעה מחבלים והשמיד פירי שיגור של ארגון הטרור חמאס

צה"ל תקף במהלך השבוע האחרון בצפון רצועת עזה, וחיסל ארבעה מחבלים מהזרוע הצבאית של ארגון הטרור חמאס שקידמו מתווי טרור נגד כוחות צה"ל הפועלים ברצועת עזה.

המחבלים שחוסלו:* ואיל מחמוד עלי לבד -… pic.twitter.com/aw7GA2pCAW

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) July 1, 2026

Hamas-affiliated Palestinian media outlets in Gaza also reported on Wednesday that one person had been killed and four were wounded in a strike in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.

Earlier Wednesday, another man, identified as Mohammad Jundiya, was reportedly killed in a separate strike in Gaza.

Footage from his funeral shows armed men firing into the air.

As of Wednesday evening, the IDF had not commented on either strike.

شيّع فلسطينيون في مدينة غـ ـزة، جثمان الشـ ـهيد محمد جندية، الذي استُـ ـشهد جراء قصف إسرائيلي استهدف شارع عمر المختار وسط المدينة. pic.twitter.com/nkD4x3FRZ1 — السبيل الإخباري........

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