Several Hamas commanders killed in Gaza strikes, as IDF refutes claims of NAZA film

Summary

The article reports continued Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in the days preceding or including Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Palestinian reports said Ahmed al-Batash, commander of Hamas’s Jabaliya Battalion, was killed in an overnight Israeli strike. The reports linked him to the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, and Hamas-affiliated media reported his funeral. The IDF separately announced the deaths of Rafat Abu Zamar, described as a Hamas company commander involved in training operatives, and Muhammad Khader Fahmi Aghour, identified as a weapons producer. The IDF said the men were involved in planning attacks and rebuilding Hamas’s military capabilities while violating a ceasefire agreement. Israeli media reportedly said approximately 20 weapons-storage sites had been destroyed during the previous two weeks. The IDF also defended its targeting practices amid criticism from the film “NAZA,” claiming that post-ceasefire strikes had produced a civilian-to-Hamas fatality ratio below 1:1. The military did not provide figures for civilian injuries. Médecins Sans Frontières reported that shrapnel injured a staff member when an Israeli strike hit a medical-team vehicle in Gaza City. Additional strikes were reported near Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, with no casualty figures available.