According to CoinMeta, the Israeli Defense Forces issued a statement on the 12th stating that on the night of the 11th, they precisely targeted Mohammed Abu Ismail, the commander of the Khan Younis Brigade of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). This individual and several other militants were hiding in a hospital in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The statement mentioned that Ismail was responsible for directing "terrorist plots" against Israeli personnel and civilians, as well as for holding a large number of hostages during the conflict.