### [2026-07-27](/feed/2026/07/27/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet reports that Hamas' internal security head Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi was killed in a airstrike in the Deir al-Balah area of the central Gaza Strip. 




### Sources:

1. [The Jewish Chronicle](https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/israeli-airstrike-kills-hamas-internal-security-chief-in-central-gaza-lfur1eow)

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