In Gaza, a senior Hamas commander, involved in masterminding the October 7 attack against Israel was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement said that the slain, named Ayman Showadeh, was a deputy commander of Hamas’ Shejaiya Battalion in the current conflict and formerly a key operative in Hamas’ operations headquarters. According to the IDF, Showadeh was among more than 150 individuals described as terrorists who were eliminated in recent operations in Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood.