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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed dozens of Hamas commanders, says IDF

Smoke rises during combat between the Israeli army and fighters of Hamas’s Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam militia at the beach road in west-central Gaza City
Smoke rises during combat between the Israeli army and fighters of Hamas’s Izz al-Din al-Qassam militia at the beach road in west-central Gaza City on 8 November. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed dozens of Hamas commanders as troops advance deeper into the battered territory, with some fighting in “the heart of Gaza City”, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) officials and analysts have said.

However, there were doubts over the importance of the dead commanders within Hamas, and analysts said there was no obvious sign that the organisation had yet been significantly weakened.

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