IDF, Shin Bet Kill Hamas Rafah Security Chief Ismail Masri

The IDF and Shin Bet announced Monday that a strike killed Ismail Masri, Hamas's military-security chief in the Rafah Brigade, last week in Gaza. The military said Masri led Hamas's military-security apparatus in Rafah, helped direct attacks against Israeli forces, and was responsible for finding combat equipment and weapons for the brigade throughout the war. Israeli reports said the strike followed intelligence work by Military Intelligence, Southern Command and Shin Bet, with no Israeli casualties reported. The operation removes another named Hamas commander from Rafah and shows why Israel must keep applying precise intelligence pressure until the terror network is dismantled.