The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a rocket expert from the Islamist Hamas in Syria on Monday, the IDF said in a Telegram post. “Today (Monday), the IDF eliminated Hassan Hakashah in Beit Jinn in Syria,” it said, adding that Hakashah was “a central figure” responsible for rockets fired from Syria into Israel in recent weeks. Beit Jinn is south-west of Damascus near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. No further details were initially provided. Hakashah had directed Hamas terror cells that had fired rockets from the northern neighbouring country into Israeli territory, the IDF said. Israel …