The IDF claims to have killed Jamal Abu Saeed - the Head of the Operations Department in Hamas' military intelligence apparatus - in a recent targeted assassination strike on Gaza City. Throughout the years, Abu Saeed reportedly oversaw training of Hamas operatives outside of the Gaza Strip, was responsible for military specialisation in Hamas' Central Brigade, and held a role as an anti-tank battalion commander. More recently, as a part of his role in the intelligence apparatus, Abu Saeed was responsible for Hamas' relations with other countries.