The IDF claims to have killed Ibrahim Fuzi Ismaeil Hassan - a platoon commander in one of the elite Hamas "Nukhba" units - in the area of Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, in a recent targeted assassination strike

The platoon led by Ismaeil Hassan was likely one of 3 platoons that are part of the elite Nukhba company subordinate to the Nuseirat Battalion, which is part of the Central Brigade of Hamas' military wing Al-Qassam Brigades. The battalions operating in the central Gaza Strip are the last partially combat capable units, which retain a significant amount of their pre-war strength compared to their neighbouring battalions due to a lack of IDF ground operations in this part of Gaza.

Additionally, the IDF claims to have killed a Hamas fighter in the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, in a separate targeted assassination strike. They claim that both militants were involved in restoring Hamas' combat capabilities.