IDF kills senior Hamas Rafah Brigade commander Nael Abu Obeid in Gaza Strip strike

Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense NewsThe target of the strike was Nael Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, who replaced his predecessor, Mohammad Shabanah, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.Follow us on GoogleThe IDF and ISA killed Hamas’s Rafah Brigade commander, Nayal Abu Obeid, in a strike in the southern Gaza Strip on September 15, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 22:53Updated: SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 23:41The IDF and Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) issued a joint statement on Tuesday, saying that they killed Hamas’s Rafah Brigade commander, Nael Abu Obeid, in a strike in the southern Gaza Strip.Obeid replaced his predecessor, Mohammad Shabanah, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the strike, saying that "our message is clear: no terrorist is immune, and Hamas will not be in Gaza."IDF kills commander of Hamas' Jabaliya BattalionEarlier on Tuesday, the IDF announced that it had, in coordination with Shin Bet, killed the commander of Hamas's Jabaliya Battalion in a strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday night.The IDF released a statement detailing the killing of Ahmad Batash, commander of the Jabaliya Battalion in the Northern Gaza Brigade of Hamas. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)The terrorist, identified as Ahmad Batash, was responsible for managing logistics for the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades Northern Gaza Brigade and was an integral part of supplying weapons and equipment to Hamas terrorists in the region.Last Thursday, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Muhammad Yazouri in the Khan Yunis area. Yazouri served as commander of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade in the terrorist organization’s military wing in the Gaza Strip.Yazouri was appointed to the position after holding a series of roles in the brigade, including deputy commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade, commander of the brigade’s combat support battalion, and head of its intelligence department. In his role, he was responsible for managing the activities of the brigade’s terrorists and directing them in advancing and carrying out terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians.Follow us on Google