The IDF eliminated a key Hamas commander during an operation in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military announced on Sunday.
Hamas terrorist Kamal Ayash was an anti-tank corps commander and was killed following an incident in which Ayash attempted to attack IDF troops.
Hamas’s anti-tank corps, according to the IDF, is responsible for the planning and carrying out of terrorist plots against Israeli soldiers and the State of Israel.
IDF kills rock-throwing terrorists in West Bank
The IDF additionally announced on Sunday that snipers from the military's Unit 636 killed two terrorists who threw stones at Israeli vehicles in the West Bank.
The military stated that three terrorists were spotted throwing stones at Israeli vehicles driving along a main road in the West Bank.
Two of the terrorists were then killed by Israeli soldiers, and one fled the scene.
Israelis throw stones at IDF soldiers in West Bank
In an incident later on Tuesday, Israeli civilians threw stones at IDF soldiers operating near Kiryat Arba, in the southern West Bank.
An IDF soldier was injured in the incident, the military announced.
This followed an incident during which IDF soldiers and Civil Administration personnel acted to enforce restrictions on illegal Israeli structures in the area.
"The IDF views any violence against its soldiers and commanders with utmost severity and strongly condemns such acts," the military stated.