Tel Aviv, July 26 -- Israel confirmed on Sunday the death of a Hamas commander who played a key role in the terror group's weapons production.

The Israel Defense Forces said Fares al-Masri was killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza on Tuesday. According to the IDF, Masri headed a section in Hamas' weapons production headquarters.

The IDF also confirmed the death of Muhammad Abu Shakyan, of Hamas' elite Nukhba Force in a separate airstrike on Tuesday. (ANI/TPS)

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