Overview
- IDF officials said Yahya Abu Labda, who oversaw procurement and transport for Hamas, was killed in a Tuesday operation in the Gaza Strip.
- Military statements described Abu Labda as central to moving large quantities of raw materials and advanced electronic components used in rocket production tied to the Oct. 7 attacks.
- Reports said an overnight strike in Tehran targeted Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, with conflicting accounts on whether he survived.
- The Times of Israel identified Abu Labda as a key figure in Hamas’s precision-missile project, a role the IDF said included advancing transfers of materials for manufacturing.
- In separate updates, the IDF said it killed Hamas anti-tank commander Kamal Ayash and reported Unit 636 snipers shot two militants in the West Bank, framing the actions as efforts to degrade militant capabilities.