Israel kills Palestinian commander in al-Mawasi, an area it once called a ‘humanitarian zone’

TEHRAN — Hamas confirmed on Sunday that Samir Abu Younis, commander of the al-Qassam Brigades’ Rafah Brigade, was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a tent in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. He was martyred in a coastal strip where displaced families have lived in tents for months, more than a year into a ceasefire that Israel treats as optional.