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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said an operation was carried out against Hamas in Gaza.

In a joint statement, Netanyahu and Katz said the Israeli military killed Izzeddin Bik, commander of Hamas’s northern regional brigade, in Gaza during the night.

The statement alleged that Bik had been involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces and had also taken part in efforts to recruit militants for Hamas.

Israeli officials said operations against Hamas members would continue, stating, “We will continue to track down and pursue all of the organization’s terrorists, from its commanders to its last member, wherever they may hide, until Hamas no longer exists in Gaza.”