Commander of Hamas naval force killed in Gaza attack: 'Israeli' army
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- Three fighters, including Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, were martyred in an airstrike on central Gaza.
- The ‘Israeli’ military said the men were armed and posed a threat to its forces.
Three Palestinian fighters were killed, including Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, in an ‘Israeli’ air raid that struck central Gaza on Friday, according to military statements.
ELIMINATED: Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, Commander of Hamas’ Naval Police in the Central Camps, alongside 2 additional Hamas commanders.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 28, 2026
Shahtout and the 2 terrorists operated in recent times to advance terror attacks against IDF troops, and were eliminated while traveling… pic.twitter.com/qHqoYcZtS8
The ‘Israeli’ army said the men were travelling in a vehicle while armed, claiming they posed a threat to its troops operating in the area.
It added that the naval unit involved in the strike operates under Hamas’s military wing and is responsible for planning and directing attacks against ‘Israeli’ forces in Gaza and within ‘Israel’.
