Israel’s military said it killed two Hamas commanders and a military intelligence official in separate airstrikes across the besieged Gaza Strip over the past week. The claims, reported on July 26, 2026, concerned strikes in central and northern Gaza on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Israeli military.

Israel said Mahankad Asad Mahmoud Abu Ghazal, commander of Hamas’s elite Nukhba cell, was killed in an airstrike in central Gaza on Monday. It said Raed Hani Mohammed al-Amsi, head of Hamas’s Aerial Surveillance Platoon, was killed in a separate strike in northern Gaza on Tuesday.

The Israeli military also said Nabhan Mohammed Nabhan al-Amsi, head of the military intelligence department of Hamas’s Gaza Brigade, was killed in the same Tuesday strike. Hamas had not issued an immediate reaction or comment on the claims. The report said at least 73,317 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza since October 2023, with women and children comprising a large share of those killed.

The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has reported that nearly 193,000 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged by Israeli attacks, accounting for approximately 78% of all structures. Satellite imagery up to July 8, 2025, reveals that around 102,000 buildings have been completely destroyed. Despite two years passing since Israel’s military operation began in response to Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault, airstrikes, tank fire, and naval bombardments continue to devastate Gaza. UN data shows that 213 hospitals and 1,029 schools have been targeted, while the World Health Organization reports only 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remain partially functional. Amid ongoing indirect talks in Sharm el-Sheikh between Hamas and Israel over troop withdrawal and disarmament, fresh Israeli offensives have further worsened the humanitarian crisis. The UN Human Rights Office has expressed grave concern over the extensive destruction in Gaza City.