Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire that came into effect in October 2025, after two years of war triggered by the Oct 7 attack. (EPA Images pic)JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Sunday its forces had struck a senior militant from Hamas's military wing, which confirmed the death of one of its commanders in Gaza.

Samir Abu Younis, a military leader who played a key role in planning Hamas's Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel, was killed on Saturday, according to a statement from the Islamist movement's Al-Qassam Brigade.

"A short while ago, the IDF and ISA struck a senior terrorist in Hamas' military wing," the Israeli military said in a joint statement with internal security agency Shin Bet, in the early hours of Sunday morning.