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World · Announcement · 15.11.2026 · 04:16

Hamas armed wing announces death of Rafah brigade commander

The group identifies Samir Mahmoud Abu Younis.

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Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, announced the death of Samir Mahmoud Abu Younis, also known as Abu Mahmoud, on 15 November.

The group identifies him as commander of the Rafah brigade and a member of its military council. It says he was killed on Saturday evening, 14 November, in what it describes as an assassination.

The statement gives no specific location or method of attack.

Source: Al-Qassam Brigades

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