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      <text>Israel Defense Forces say that Israel has killed Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, a Hamas naval police commander who ran the Central Camps and took part in the October 7 attacks, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. </text>
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    <text>Israel says its military has killed Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, a Hamas naval police commander who ran the Central Camps and took part in the October 7 attacks, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. </text>
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      <text>The Israeli military announces that it has eliminated Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during an airstrike in southern Gaza. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces announces that it has eliminated Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during a airstrike in southern Gaza. Additionally, the Israeli Air Force and IDF publishes on X a photo of him during the October 7 onslaught. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces announces that it has assassinated Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during a airstrike in southern Gaza. Additionally, the Israeli Air Force and IDF publishes on X a photo of him during the October 7 onslaught. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military announces that it has killed Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during an airstrike in southern Gaza. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed two Hamas militants who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. </text>
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    <text>The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas militants who allegedly took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. </text>
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      <text>Israeli defense minister Israel Katz claims that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed in yesterday's airstrikes, 11 days after his predecessor was also killed by Israeli forces. </text>
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      <text>Israeli defense minister Israel Katz confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed in yesterday's airstrikes, 11 days after his predecessor was also killed by Israeli forces. </text>
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    <text>Both Hamas and Israeli defense minister Israel Katz confirm that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed by an Israeli airstrike on May 26 near Gaza City along with his wife and three children. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. </text>
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      <text>A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission finds that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel. </text>
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    <text>A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission claims that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel. </text>
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    <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that Hamas Nukhba commander Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks including the Nova music festival massacre, was eliminated in a airstrike yesterday in the central Gaza Strip. </text>
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      <text>The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas militants who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. </text>
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      <text>The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas insurgents who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas terrorists who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces' 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border. </text>
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    <text>A joint operation between the Italian state police and the financial police results in the arrest of nine people for allegedly raising about {{Euro}}7 million (US$8.2 million) through charities and diverting most of the funds to Hamas following the 2023 attack on Israel. </text>
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  <text>The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff marks the 1,000th day since the war started in the wake of the Hamas-led attacks against Israel on October 7. </text>
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