In a joint statement on Sept. 4, the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet said a Sept. 2 precision strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killed Muhammad Mahmoud Marshad Qadi, a company-level commander in Hamas' elite "Nukhba" unit. The IDF said Qadi recently led training and efforts to restore the group's operational capability, accused him of systematically violating the ceasefire and advancing attacks on Israeli forces and civilians, and said the strike was carried out to eliminate that threat.