Shab had been in charge of the rocket barrages fired at southern Israel from the Khan Yunis area since the onset of the Israel-Hamas War.
Since beginning the third reinvasion, the IDF has engaged in about a month of ground and underground maneuvers.
According to military sources in the Southern Command, the division is accumulating achievements that cannot yet be published but are at the core of Hamas's strength-building efforts.
The military noted that secondary explosions were identified following the strike, indicating additional rockets were within the launcher.
The IDF has eliminated dozens of Hamas terrorists in Gaza, with extensive strikes and close-quarters combat aimed at dismantling threats to Israeli security.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets also attacked a weapons depot located near a Hamas military site that had previously served as the Salah al-Din School in Gaza City Wednesday evening.
The IDF added that they have located significant weapons caches, including explosives and grenades in Rafah and Khan Yunis.
The IDF's intricate and dedicated operation in Khan Yunis led to the discovery of a tunnel with six hostages' bodies. Investigations are ongoing into the circumstances of their deaths.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the IDF and Shin Bet for their joint operation and affirmed Israel would continue to act to return the hostages.
Troops of the 7th Brigade operated in Khan Yunis and on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, where they killed terrorists and destroyed compounds used by terrorists above and below ground.
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