Israel announced the death of four influential Hamas militants

The Israeli military said on Monday it had killed four senior Hamas militants during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

The Israel Defense Forces in its statement cited the following names of the killed Hamas members:

Jamil Baba, commander of the Hamas naval forces in its Central Brigade;
◼Muhammad Safadi, commander of an anti-tank missile unit;
◼Muwaman Hijazi, fighter of the Hamas anti-tank missile unit;
◼Muhammad Abdallah, senior employee of the Hamas production department.

The Israeli military also said it had "destroyed terrorist infrastructure, including anti-tank missile launchers and other launch pads."

In conditions of war, the BBC cannot promptly verify the claims of representatives of the belligerents.