IDF destroys over 130 Hamas targets in weekend operations in Gaza

IDF eliminates senior Hamas commander in Gaza strike

IDF eliminates Salah al-Din Za‘atra, deputy commander of Hamas’ Al-Furqan Battalion, strike 130 terror targets above and below ground.

IDF destroys over 130 Hamas targets in weekend operations in Gaza

Additionally, an airstrike on July 24, 2025, in the central Gaza Strip killed Salah al-Din Za‘atra, deputy commander of Hamas’s al-Furqan Battalion.

IDF BATTLE VIDEOS: Activity in Gaza over Shabbat

IDF forces in the Southern Command continue to operate under the direction of the Military Intelligence and Shin Bet against terrorist organizations throughout the Gaza Strip. On July 24, 2025, the IDF attacked and eliminated the terrorist Salah al-Din Zahra, who served as deputy commander of the Al-Furqan Battalion of the Hamas terrorist organization. Zahra previously served as commander of the battalion's combat support company and was respons…