Israel Army says it has killed Hamas commander

The Israel Defense Forces says it has killed a commander in Hamas’s commando forces, who led one of the attacks on southern Israel communities last week, Report informs, citing The Times of Israel.

The IDF says Ali Qadhi, a company commander in the so-called Nukhba unit, was killed in a drone strike following intelligence efforts by the Shin Bet security agency and Military Intelligence Directorate.

According to the IDF, Qadhi was arrested by Israel in 2005 over the kidnapping and murder of Israeli civilians and had been released to the Gaza Strip as part of the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.