Israeli Strikes Kill Two More in Gaza City's Sabra and Mashahra Areas; IDF Claims Hamas, PIJ Commanders Killed

A separate Israeli drone missile attack in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City killed Hassan al-Deiri on August 28, 2026, and another strike on a tent in the Mashahra area east of Gaza City killed one more Palestinian, with several others wounded in both incidents. The IDF said it killed Qais Bitawi, whom it identified as a 'Hamas operative,' and claimed to have killed 'two Palestinian commanders — one with Hamas and one with Palestinian Islamic Jihad' in separate Thursday attacks on Gaza City, though it did not provide evidence for the claims. Israeli forces also carried out a wide-scale demolition operation in areas under its control southeast of Gaza City the same day.