### [2026-08-19](/feed/2026/08/19/index.md) ##### Gaza war # The IDF also confirms that they have killed four Nukhba force commanders from the Al-Qassam Brigades wing of Hamas in an airstrike on a cafe yesterday in Gaza City. ### Sources: 1. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-905915) 2. [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-4-of-6-people-killed-in-gaza-cafe-strike-were-nukhba-fighters/) ### Changes: 1. The IDF also confirms that they have killed four Nukhba force commanders from the Al-Qassam Brigades wing of Hamas in a airstrike on a cafe yesterday in Gaza City. _2026-08-20 06:00:41 (First version)_ 1. The IDF also confirms that they have killed four Nukhba force commanders from the Al-Qassam Brigades wing of Hamas in an airstrike on a cafe yesterday in Gaza City. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [The Israel Defense Forces announce that Al-Qassam Brigades commander Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, who was accused of taking hostages during and after the Hamas–led attacks against Israel on October 7, was killed in a recent airstrike last month in northern Gaza. ](/feed/2026/08/14/the-israel-defense-forces-announce-that-al-qassam-brigades-commander-muhammad-bassam-mushtaha-who-was-accused-of-taking.md) _Context: Al-Qassam Brigades, Gaza war, Hamas_ 2. [The Israeli military states that Nukhba commander Mohammed Emad Alrahman Abu Taima of the Al-Qassam Brigades, who is alleged to have taken part in the infiltration of the kibbutz Nirim during the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas, has been killed in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2026/07/8/the-israeli-military-states-that-nukhba-commander-mohammed-emad-alrahman-abu-taima-of-the-al-qassam-brigades-who-is-all.md) _Context: Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas, Nukhba force_ 3. [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. ](/feed/2026/05/27/both-hamas-and-israeli-defense-minister-israel-katz-confirm-that-al-qassam-brigades-commander-and-leader-in-the-gaza-str.md) _Context: Al-Qassam Brigades, Gaza City, Hamas_ 4. [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. ](/feed/2026/05/16/the-israeli-military-confirms-that-al-qassam-brigades-commander-and-hamas-leader-in-the-gaza-strip-izz-al-din-al-haddad.md) _Context: Al-Qassam Brigades, Gaza City, Hamas_ 5. [The Israeli military kills Ra'ad Sa'ad, a senior Hamas military commander, in an airstrike against a vehicle in Gaza City, in violation of the ceasefire. Four other people were also killed in the attack, and 25 more injured. ](/feed/2025/12/13/the-israeli-military-kills-ra-ad-sa-ad-a-senior-hamas-military-commander-in-an-airstrike-against-a-vehicle-in-gaza-cit.md) _Context: Al-Qassam Brigades, Gaza City, Hamas_ 6. [At least 19 Doghmush clan members and eight Hamas fighters are killed in a shootout in Gaza City. ](/feed/2025/10/12/at-least-19-doghmush-clan-members-and-eight-hamas-fighters-are-killed-in-a-shootout-in-gaza-city.md) _Context: Gaza City, Gaza war, Hamas_ 7. [The Israeli military formally launches a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza City as 75 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes, most in Gaza City, with thousands of others evacuating. ](/feed/2025/09/16/the-israeli-military-formally-launches-a-ground-offensive-against-hamas-in-gaza-city-as-75-people-are-killed-by-israeli.md) _Context: Gaza City, Gaza war, Hamas_ 8. [Israeli defence minister Israel Katz announces that the Israeli military killed Hamas spokesperson Abu Obaida in an airstrike on Gaza City yesterday. ](/feed/2025/08/31/israeli-defence-minister-israel-katz-announces-that-the-israeli-military-killed-hamas-spokesperson-abu-obaida-in-an-airs.md) _Context: Gaza City, Gaza war, Hamas_ 9. [The Israeli Security Cabinet approves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to capture Gaza City with the stated objective of defeating Hamas, while supposedly ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to civilians outside the areas of combat. ](/feed/2025/08/8/the-israeli-security-cabinet-approves-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-s-plan-to-capture-gaza-city-with-the-stated-obje.md) _Context: Gaza City, Gaza war, Hamas_ 10. [At least 99 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and the Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2025/07/15/at-least-99-palestinians-are-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-gaza-city-and-the-gaza-strip.md) _Context: Gaza City, Gaza war_