The Israel military says that Islamic Jihad commander 'Rashid al-Qadhi', who was allegedly in charge of the organization's weapon production division, was killed in a airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. Additionally, Hamas sniper Abdullah Baha al-Din Razak al-Souti is said to have been killed in a separate strike in the northern part of Gaza, both despite the ongoing ceasefire.
The development was among the significant world stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to The Times of Israel on 9 July 2026.
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