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Hamas announced the death of Farah Hamed, a senior commander in its al-Qassam Brigades Military Council, in an Israeli strike in Gaza. Hamed, originally from Silwad in the West Bank, had been released and deported to Gaza in 2011 as part of the prisoner exchange for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The strike represents a continuation of Israel's targeting of senior Hamas military figures inside Gaza. Hamed's death was confirmed by Hamas on Wednesday, though further details about the circumstances of the strike were not immediately available.