The Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday that a senior Hamas security official had been killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Aug. 22.

Mahmoud al-Aswad, who served as head of the terror group’s General Security Apparatus for the West Gaza area, was described by the IDF as a key figure and significant source of knowledge for the organization, emphasizing the importance of his elimination.

Meanwhile, troops on Wednesday continued operations in northern Gaza ahead of a major push into Gaza City , one the last Hamas strongholds. Israeli forces were active in Jabaliya and on the outskirts of Gaza City, and in the southern Strip in the Khan Yunis area.

Additionally, the Israeli Navy directed the IAF to strike a maritime weapons storage facility and a maritime weapons repair

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