According to Israeli media reports on the 15th, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel General Security Service issued a joint statement that night, saying that the Israeli military carried out air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip that night, killing Nair Abu Obeid, commander of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Rafah Brigade. The report said that Obeid is the “core figure” of Hamas. He is also the commander of the Rafah Brigade and the head of the organization's combat department, working to rebuild Hamas related capabilities and promote attacks against Israel. Reports say that Obaid took over this position after Mohammed Shabana, the former commander of the Rafah Brigade, was killed. Shabana was killed in an Israeli attack on May 13, 2025.

According to Israeli media reports on the 15th, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel General Security Service issued a joint statement that night, saying that the Israeli military carried out air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip that night, killing Nair Abu Obeid, commander of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Rafah Brigade. The report said that Obeid is the “core figure” of Hamas. He is also the commander of the Rafah Brigade and the head of the organization's combat department, working to rebuild Hamas related capabilities and promote attacks against Israel. Reports say that Obaid took over this position after Mohammed Shabana, the former commander of the Rafah Brigade, was killed. Shabana was killed in an Israeli attack on May 13, 2025.