An Israeli drone strike targeted and killed senior Hamas commander Samir Abu Younis

An ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hamas that escalated on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale assault on southern Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis with mass casualties and widespread displacement.

Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist political and military organization founded in 1987 during the First Intifada, governing the Gaza Strip since 2007 and designated a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union, and other countries.