TEL AVIV, Oct 28, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Israeli fighter jets struck 150 
"underground targets" in northern Gaza during an intense night of raids, the 
army said Saturday, three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country's 
history.

A military statement said the sites hit included "terror tunnels, underground 
combat spaces and additional underground infrastructure. Furthermore, several 
Hamas terrorists were killed."

Correspondents in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel said shelling and air 
strikes continued Saturday, although they were less intense than during the 
night.

In a separate statement, the Israeli military said one raid had killed Hamas 
air attacks chief Asem Abu Rakaba, who it said played a key role in the 
October 7 attacks that set off the current war.

Israel says 1,400 people, mainly civilians, were killed in the cross-border 
attack. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip says more than 7,300 
people have been killed in Israel's raids since, also mostly civilians.

According to the Israeli military, Abu Rakaba oversaw Hamas drones, 
paragliders, aerial detection and aerial defence.

"He directed the terrorists who infiltrated Israel on paragliders and was 
responsible for the drone attacks on IDF (Israel Defence Forces) posts," said 
a statement.