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Israel Defense Forces said on the 20th it carried out a precision airstrike in central Gaza that killed Ahmed Samir Mohamed Washa, a member of Hamas’s armed wing whom the IDF said also worked as an Al Jazeera cameraman. The IDF said two other Hamas militants were killed and alleged Washa acted as a sniper for Hamas’s military wing and had planned attacks on Israeli forces, posing a direct threat. The IDF said Washa’s brother, Mohammed Samir Mohamed Washa, a key member of Hamas’s rocket and weapons-production unit who also used an Al Jazeera journalist cover, was killed by Israeli strikes in April.

Chicago police said on the 20th that a late-night shooting on the 19th left at least 12 people wounded after two people fired from an SUV into a crowd. Victims were taken to hospital; two men are in critical condition. Police said they are investigating the incident.