Hamas commander targeted at Nasser Hospital loses leg, suffers severe head injury

Muhammad Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas's Khan Yunis Brigade, suffered a severe head injury and had his leg amputated after surviving an Israeli targeted strike at Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Israeli sources.The strike against Abu Ismail was part of a series of operations targeting senior Hamas commanders in southern Gaza, with another targeted strike carried out overnight between Saturday and Sunday.Security officials said the operation was the fifth attempt to eliminate a Hamas brigade commander in the past two months, as part of a systematic effort to dismantle the senior chain of command of Hamas's military wing.The list includes the elimination of Ahmed Ghandour, commander of Hamas's northern Gaza Brigade, and two strikes targeting commanders of the Khan Yunis Brigade. The first resulted in the elimination of Rafa'a Salameh, while the second critically wounded his successor.Two additional targeted strikes were carried out against commanders of Hamas's Rafah Brigade: Nael Abu Obeid, who was killed on September 15, and Samir Abu Younis, who was targeted overnight between Saturday and Sunday.Israeli strikes pressure Hamas's military commandAccording to security officials, the intensive operations conducted by the IDF Southern Command, under the leadership of Maj.-Gen.