Israel last week killed Taysir Mubasher, a high-ranking military official of Hamas, during an airstrike on the Gaza Strip, reports Newsmax's Daniel Cohen.
Mubasher, the commander of Hamas' North Khan Yunis Battalion, had extensive military experience and was a relative of senior Hamas operatives, according to Israel National News.
The war, in its 19th day, is the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Hamas-run Health Ministry said Wednesday that at least 6,546 Palestinians have been killed and 17,439 others wounded. In the occupied West Bank, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed and 1,650 wounded in violence and Israeli raids since Oct. 7.
More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, according to Israeli officials, mostly civilians who died in the initial Hamas rampage. Israel's military on Wednesday raised the number of remaining hostages in Gaza to 222 people, including foreigners believed captured by Hamas during the incursion. Four hostages have been released.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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