[UPDATE-Mar 18, 2026-Israel-Iran War] Gaza-Hamas, Lebanon-Hezbollah, Syria: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated the commander of the northern Gaza Strip brigade in Hamas’s naval unit IDF and Shin Bet forces, directed by Navy intelligence, struck and eliminated on Monday Younes Muhammad Hussein Alyan, the commander of the northern brigade of the naval unit in the Hamas terror organization. Alyan was responsible for operating the brigade’s naval forces, advancing its force‑building processes, training and instructing the unit’s operatives, and managing the readiness of its weapons systems. In recent weeks Alyan had been working to rebuild the brigade’s capabilities in the Gaza Strip and was planning terror operations against…