IDF kills Hamas commander, strikes weapons production site near Gaza aid center

In Israel and Gaza on 23 August 2026, the Israeli military said its strikes in Gaza killed a Hamas commander and hit a weapons production site near an aid facility, according to the Times of Israel and the Jerusalem Post. Separate reports said Israeli strikes killed three people, including a child, in central Gaza.

Defence Minister Katz ordered the military to respond 'immediately and with force' to balloon, kite and drone launches from Gaza, and TRT World reported that he threatened assassinations and evacuations in Gaza. Estadão reported that Israel threatened Hamas with an intensified offensive. Haaretz and Il Giornale reported that a 14-year-old was killed in Israeli raids in the West Bank, and the Jerusalem Post reported that the military is stepping up the destruction of Hezbollah infrastructure.