On August 31 local time, Israeli Defense Minister Katz said through his social media account that the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)Abu Ubaida, spokesman of the Qassam Brigade, was killed by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip¡£

Earlier in the day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli military and Israel's General National Security Service (Shin Bet) carried out a joint operation and targeted Abu Ubaida.

At the moment, there is no response from Hamas.