### [2026-09-9](/feed/2026/09/9/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Hamas claims that the Israel Defense Forces has killed Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech שלום הר מלך, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip. 




### Sources:

1. [Israel National News](https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432992)
2. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-908211)
3. [VINnews](https://vinnews.com/2026/09/09/hamas-announces-death-of-senior-commander-farah-hamed-in-gaza-city-strike/)

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