Gaza air strike by Israel kills Hamas commander and four others

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16/01 – 15:29

Israel carried out an air strike in central Gaza on 15 January 2026 that hit a house west of Deir al Balah, killing five people, according to hospital officials. Hamas said one of the dead was Mahmoud al Houli, a commander in its armed wing, the Al Qassam Brigades. The group described the strike as an…