Mohammad Yazouri
‘Israel’ kills Hamas Khan Younis Brigade Commander Mohammad Yazouri
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- Both Palestinian sources and the ‘Israeli’ military confirmed the assassination of Mohammed Yazouri.
- Two other Palestinians were killed in the strike.
Palestinian sources confirmed that Mohammed Yazouri, commander of the Khan Younis Brigade within Hamas's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, was killed in an ‘Israeli’ assassination strike.
The strike hit west of Khan Younis in the early hours of the morning, killing Yazouri and one other person.
The ‘Israeli’ military has since announced the assassination, saying it killed Yazouri along with Hudhaifa Muammar, who was described as Yazouri's aid, and Mohammed Bahjat Rashi in a raid on the Khan Younis area overnight.
Who was Yazouri?
Known by the nom de guerre "Abu al-Haitham," Yazouri had risen to become the overall commander of the Khan Younis Brigade after previously leading its central and western sectors.
He reportedly took charge of the brigade shortly after two of its previous commanders, Ezzedine al-Haddad and Mohammed Oudeh, were killed within ten days of each other in May.
Yazouri spent years in other roles within Qassam's leadership, including its intelligence apparatus, which was involved in gathering the security information used to prepare the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on ‘Israel’.
