Three Hamas leaders killed months ago, IDF says

The IDF says the men, including the head of the Hamas government, were killed in a strike on northern Gaza.

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Among them is Rawhi Mushtaha, identified by the IDF as the head of the Hamas government in Gaza, along with Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Oudeh, who were responsible for security in Hamas.

The IDF said they were hiding in an underground compound in northern Gaza and were killed by air strikes.

Israel said Hamas did not announce the deaths "in order to prevent loss of morale and functioning of its terror operatives".

In a statement, the IDF said Rawhi Mushtaha was "one of Hamas's most senior operatives and had a direct impact on decisions relating to Hamas's force deployment".

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