JERUSALEM, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A chief of Hamas' weapons manufacturing division has been killed in an Israeli drone attack in the Gaza Strip, Israel's military and Shin Bet internal security agency announced Thursday in a joint statement.

Ammar Daloul, a department head of Hamas' weapons manufacturing headquarters, was killed earlier this week in a strike on the Al-Hurriya School in Gaza City, according to the statement.

The strike also killed Jihad Yassin, a company commander in Hamas' Zeitoun Battalion, along with six other militants. Yassin "was responsible for attacks on IDF (Israel Defense Forces) troops operating in Gaza," the statement added.

The military and Shin Bet emphasized that they would continue targeting individuals involved in what they termed "terrorist activities against Israeli civilians."

The assassinations took place amid Israel's protracted offensive against Hamas in Gaza, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, following a Hamas rampage on southern Israeli towns that killed approximately 1,200 people. Enditem

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