Five Palestinians killed in Gaza strikes; IDF targets two Hamas commanders and downs drone

Five Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had killed two Hamas commanders in earlier attacks: Mohammed Halawa, a Hamas intelligence officer, and Ahmed Zahir Fuad Abu-Odeh, an engineering officer. Additionally, a drone flown from Israel towards the Gaza Strip overnight was downed by troops near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, found to be carrying a large payload of suspected drugs.