Hamas: three top commanders dead in Israeli air strikes

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014

Tel Aviv/Gaza City - Three top Hamas commanders are dead after the latest round of Israeli air strikes, the Islamist group controlling the Gaza Strip announces.

Mohammed Abu Shamala, Raed al-Atar and Mohammed Barhum were seen as key Hamas commanders in the south of the Gaza Strip.
They are believed to be the highest-ranking commanders dead since the most recent bout of fighting began.
DPA