Event date: July 27, 2026
The Israeli military said it had killed two men it identified as members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas in separate Gaza strikes, while announcing other operations against tunnel infrastructure and a Hamas internal-security official. The claims were reported by The Jerusalem Post and were not accompanied in the supplied evidence by independent confirmation or responses from the Palestinian groups.
One of the men was identified by the Israel Defense Forces as Amro Abu Alrish, whom it described as a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Nukhba force. The military said Alrish was killed in a Saturday strike. It alleged that he had participated in the release of an Israeli hostage from captivity, taken part in multiple attacks on Israeli soldiers during the war, helped train Nukhba members and recently worked to rebuild the organization.
The IDF also said a separate Saturday strike killed Abd Al-Nasser Al-Aziz Maqadmeh, whom it called a Hamas commander. The supplied account did not state where either strike occurred, describe the weapons used, report other casualties or provide evidence for the affiliations and activities attributed to the two men.
In a separate announcement on Monday, the military said its Northern Gaza Brigade and Yahalom Unit had found and demolished a Hamas tunnel network in northern Gaza. The IDF placed the network east of the Yellow Line, in territory it said was under its control. It also reported destroying another underground route that extended for several hundred meters. No independent assessment of the tunnel sites was included.
Those statements followed another operation announced by the IDF and Shin Bet, Israel's domestic security agency. The two agencies said a joint strike on Sunday killed Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi, whom they identified as the head of Hamas's internal security in central Gaza. According to the military, the agency under Ladawi collected intelligence used to plan and carry out attacks. The supplied report offered no comment from Hamas on that characterization.
The Sunday strike coincided with political decisions concerning a proposed postwar structure in parts of Gaza. Israel's Security Cabinet approved the entry of an International Stabilization Force under US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan, according to the report. The force was expected to begin a pilot reconstruction program in Rafah in southern Gaza.
The Cabinet also granted immunity to the stabilization force and initiated a pilot phase for a body called the Board of Peace. That phase was described as focused on restoring basic services, humanitarian assistance and shelters, specifically in areas outside Hamas control.
Together, the announcements combined battlefield claims, infrastructure operations and preparations for a new security and reconstruction arrangement. Because the supplied evidence relies on Israeli official statements, the identities, roles, strike outcomes and tunnel findings remain attributed claims rather than independently established findings.
