According to CoinMeta, today (September 29th), Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz issued a joint statement stating that during an air raid from the night of the 28th to the early morning of the 29th, the Israeli military targeted and eliminated Ezz al-Din Bik, the commander of the northern Gaza branch of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). The statement accused him of actively planning attacks against Israeli security forces and being responsible for recruiting new militants. So far, Hamas has not responded to this claim.