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IDF Airstrikes Kill Hamas and Islamic Jihad Operatives in Gaza

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC · How we work

Center

UN Food Aid Suspension

The Israel Defense Forces conducted airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, killing three Hamas operatives and one Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist.
The United Nations World Food Programme announced it will suspend monthly food aid for 500,000 Gaza residents due to a funding shortfall.
The IDF cited a Hamas document outlining plans to plant explosives near displaced-person camps.
Times of Israel could not verify a 7-year-old girl and boy shot near al-Maghazi.

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Hamas Explosives Plot

Israel Defense Forces airstriked Gaza on Saturday, killing three Hamas operatives and one Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist.
Officials said the IDF used precision munitions and aerial surveillance to significantly limit civilian casualties.
The strike killed Hamas commander Majed Ahmed Mustafa Sabbagh in Gaza City’s Tuffah quarter.
The army released a Hamas document showing plans to plant explosives near displaced-persons camps.

Blindspot

The United Nations World Food Programme announced it will suspend monthly food assistance for 500,000 Gaza residents due to a funding shortfall.
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Historical Context

Operation Cast Lead began on 27 December 2008 when Israel launched a three-week assault that killed about 1,400 Palestinians and destroyed over 46,000 homes. The United Nations condemned the violence and urged humanitarian aid, but restrictions persisted. Today the IDF’s strike on Hamas commander Majed Ahmed Mustafa Sabbagh revives those patterns of military action and aid shortfalls.

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UN Food Aid Suspension

The Israel Defense Forces conducted airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, killing three Hamas operatives and one Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist.
The United Nations World Food Programme announced it will suspend monthly food aid for 500,000 Gaza residents due to a funding shortfall.
The IDF cited a Hamas document outlining plans to plant explosives near displaced-person camps.
Times of Israel could not verify a 7-year-old girl and boy shot near al-Maghazi.

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