Israeli attack eliminates Hamas political chief in southern Gaza: Hamas
An Israeli air strike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis resulted in the death of Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, according to Hamas officials. Reports indicate that the strike also killed Bardaweel's wife. Israeli authorities...
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An Israeli air strike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis resulted in the death of Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, according to Hamas officials.
Reports indicate that the strike also killed Bardaweel's wife. Israeli authorities did not provide any immediate comment regarding the incident.
Following a two-month period of relative calm, residents of Gaza found themselves fleeing once more as Israel ended a ceasefire and initiated a comprehensive air and ground offensive against Hamas on Tuesday. The militant group governs Gaza.
In the early hours of Sunday, explosions resonated across the north, central, and southern Gaza Strip as Israeli aircraft targeted multiple locations, with witnesses describing it as an intensification of the assault that started on Tuesday.
Hamas claimed in a statement that Israel deliberately assassinated Bardaweel while he was praying with his wife in their tent shelter in Khan Younis, which was struck by an Israeli missile.
"His blood, that of his wife and martyrs, will remain fueling the battle of liberation and independence. The criminal enemy will not break our determination and will," the group declared.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently asserted that the primary objective of the conflict is to dismantle Hamas as both a military and governing force. He has stated that the current campaign aims to compel the group to surrender the remaining hostages.
According to security sources within the Hamas government, Israeli strikes on Tuesday led to the deaths of at least five senior officials and their families.
Among those killed were Issam al-Daalis, a member of Hamas's political bureau and head of the Government Follow-up Committee in Gaza; Ahmed Omar al-Hatta, deputy minister of Hamas's justice ministry; Mahmoud Abu Watfa, Hamas' deputy interior minister; Bahjat Hassan Abu Sultan, director-general of Hamas's internal security service; and Abu Obeida al-Jamasi, a political bureau member and head of the emergency committee in Gaza.
Palestinian health officials reported that at least 400 individuals were killed on Tuesday, with more than half being women and children.
Hamas has accused Israel of violating the terms of the January ceasefire agreement by failing to commence negotiations to end the conflict and withdraw its forces from Gaza. Nevertheless, the group has indicated its willingness to negotiate and is currently considering Witkoff's "bridging" proposals.
Camille Lefevre for TROIB News
Reports indicate that the strike also killed Bardaweel's wife. Israeli authorities did not provide any immediate comment regarding the incident.
Following a two-month period of relative calm, residents of Gaza found themselves fleeing once more as Israel ended a ceasefire and initiated a comprehensive air and ground offensive against Hamas on Tuesday. The militant group governs Gaza.
In the early hours of Sunday, explosions resonated across the north, central, and southern Gaza Strip as Israeli aircraft targeted multiple locations, with witnesses describing it as an intensification of the assault that started on Tuesday.
Hamas claimed in a statement that Israel deliberately assassinated Bardaweel while he was praying with his wife in their tent shelter in Khan Younis, which was struck by an Israeli missile.
"His blood, that of his wife and martyrs, will remain fueling the battle of liberation and independence. The criminal enemy will not break our determination and will," the group declared.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently asserted that the primary objective of the conflict is to dismantle Hamas as both a military and governing force. He has stated that the current campaign aims to compel the group to surrender the remaining hostages.
According to security sources within the Hamas government, Israeli strikes on Tuesday led to the deaths of at least five senior officials and their families.
Among those killed were Issam al-Daalis, a member of Hamas's political bureau and head of the Government Follow-up Committee in Gaza; Ahmed Omar al-Hatta, deputy minister of Hamas's justice ministry; Mahmoud Abu Watfa, Hamas' deputy interior minister; Bahjat Hassan Abu Sultan, director-general of Hamas's internal security service; and Abu Obeida al-Jamasi, a political bureau member and head of the emergency committee in Gaza.
Palestinian health officials reported that at least 400 individuals were killed on Tuesday, with more than half being women and children.
Hamas has accused Israel of violating the terms of the January ceasefire agreement by failing to commence negotiations to end the conflict and withdraw its forces from Gaza. Nevertheless, the group has indicated its willingness to negotiate and is currently considering Witkoff's "bridging" proposals.
Camille Lefevre for TROIB News
