Israel kills senior Hamas naval official: Israeli army

JERUSALEM -- Israel has killed a senior member of the Hamas naval force in an airstrike overnight, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Thursday morning.

The IDF killed Muhammed Abu Shamala, a senior member of the Rafah Brigade in the Hamas naval force, and destroyed his house, which was used to store weapons to be used in operations against Israel, according to the statement.

The Israeli army also struck multiple sites belonging to the commando force of Hamas, it added.